A man was fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with sheriff’s deputies serving an out-of-jurisdiction warrant in Colton, authorities said Thursday.
The deputy-involved shooting occurred shortly before 4 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of North Vista Way, near Shasta Drive, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
The agency said that Special Enforcement Bureau deputies were sent to the house for a warrant service connected to “a series of armed robberies.”
The suspect’s name was not disclosed, nor any details pertaining to the robberies.
Sheriff’s officials said that deputies made several announcements, directing the occupants of the property to surrender peacefully.
“A female exited the residence and was detained without incident,” the sheriff’s department stated. “A male remained inside and started shooting at deputies from inside, and a deputy-involved shooting occurred. When the gunfire ceased, deputies cleared the residence and located the suspect. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
No deputies were injured.
The woman’s name was not provided, and there was no indication that she was taken into custody.
Officials said the deputy who fatally shot the suspect has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Specialized Investigative Division.