Update (Jan. 30, 2017 9:45a.m.): The officer who fired rounds is identified as Clifton Ary, who has been with the Bakersfield Police Department since January, 2010. This is his first officer involved shooting. He will remain on paid administrative leave pending review by the Critical Incident Review Board.
UPDATE (Jan. 26, 2017, 2:20 p.m.): The coroner's office has identified the man shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting on January 24, 2017 as 27-year-old Antonio Arturo Perez Garcia.
A postmortem exam will be scheduled to determine the cause and manner of death.
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An officer-involved shooting was reported near Monterey Street and Alta Vista Drive in East Bakersfield Tuesday evening, according to BPD. The suspect was shot and killed by officers.
At 7:05 p.m., officers in the area of Pacific and Haley Street were looking for a suspect wanted in an attempted homicide from two weeks ago.
Officers saw the vehicle the suspect might be in. The vehicle sped off, led police on a pursuit, and ended up crashing on the overpass of Niles Street at Alta Vista Drive. The suspect ran.
During the foot pursuit, one officer believed the suspect pointed a gun at him but does not know if the suspect fired. The second officer fired at the suspect multiple times, hitting him.
Medical efforts to save the suspect were unsuccessful.
A firearm was found at the scene.
No one else was injured. The identity of the suspect has not been released.
BPD is investigating.
