BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police in Delano are investigating an officer involved shooting following a pursuit Monday morning.
Police say Benito Lopez, 33, was shot after pointing a rifle towards the officer. They had been tried to stop the driver for what police say was a minor traffic violation.
Police say Lopez was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. He was later booked into the Kern County Jail Facility for assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer, felon in possession of a firearm, drug possession, and gang related offenses.
The driver, Francisco Becerra Jr., 30, from Delano, was taken into custody without incident and booked in to the Kern County Jail facility for evading and resisting arrest.
The officer is placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation by the Kern County District Attorney’s Office and an administrative investigation conducted by the Delano Police Department.
Police say Benito Lopez, 33, was shot after pointing a rifle towards the officer. They had been tried to stop the driver for what police say was a minor traffic violation.
Police say Lopez was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. He was later booked into the Kern County Jail Facility for assault with a deadly weapon against a peace officer, felon in possession of a firearm, drug possession, and gang related offenses.
The driver, Francisco Becerra Jr., 30, from Delano, was taken into custody without incident and booked in to the Kern County Jail facility for evading and resisting arrest.
The officer is placed on paid administrative leave pending the investigation by the Kern County District Attorney’s Office and an administrative investigation conducted by the Delano Police Department.