Suspect shot by police after allegedly pointed gun at person in Stockton identified
STOCKTON (CBS13) – An investigation is underway after a suspect was shot and killed by officers in Stockton on Tuesday morning.
The incident happened along the 3300 block of W. Hammer Lane. Stockton police say officers responded after they got a report about a suspect threatening someone with a handgun.
The suspect is now identified as 33-year-old Rico Ruiz-Altamirano.
Just after that report, police say they got a call from the Ruiz-Altamirano himself. He reportedly told dispatchers that he was armed with a gun.
Officers got to the scene and started negotiating with the suspect who was wearing body armor. However, at some point during the incident, police say Ruiz-Altamirano took off the armor and pointed the gun at an uninvolved citizen.
A total of five Stockton police officers then opened fire, hitting the suspect. They then started live-saving measures, but police say Ruiz-Altamirano was soon pronounced dead at the scene.
No officers and no uninvolved citizens were hurt in the incident, police say.
The officers involved are now on paid administrative leave.
Several agencies, including the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Bureau of Investigations, the California Department of Justice, and the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office are continuing to investigate the case.
