Crime & Safety
Suspected Prowler Shot, Killed By Cloverdale Police
BREAKING: Petaluma police are handling the investigation into the officer-involved shooting.
SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A person wielding a weapon was shot and killed by Cloverdale police early Saturday morning, police said. At 1:46 a.m., officers went to the 100 block of Garden Circle after someone called and told police someone was prowling around the area.
Police said officers found the suspect in a backyard with a weapon. Police said the suspect came at officers and was wielding the weapon when officers shot him.
Officers gave the suspect medical attention and he was taken to a hospital where he died.
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Police said no officers were injured.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Petaluma Police Department, which is handling the investigation, at 707-849-1229.
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By Bay City News Service
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