Rialto Police Chief: 'The AR-15 type weapon that the suspect possessed and assaulted the officer with, it is unknown if that was a real weapon or a replica-type weapon.'
A three-year Rialto police officer reportedly pulled into the station's secure parking lot at 4:27 p.m. in his marked patrol vehicle, according to the department.A civilian department employee walked up to the patrol vehicle and conversed with the officer.
. Then the suspect started to run back to the Charger. The suspect stopped as the officer exited the police vehicle and allegedly raised the AR-15-type weapon at the officer a second time, and the officer-involved shooting occurred.The suspect was handcuffed and was treated by Rialto Fire Dept. paramedics.
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