Deputy-Involved Shooting

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accidentally fired a gun inside a courtroom last month, potentially injuring a colleague and prompting an internal investigation.

David Ordaz Jr. was shot and killed in East Los Angeles on the afternoon of March 14 after family members called for help during a crisis during which the man was holding a knife and appeared suicidal.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva expressed “grave concerns” about the shooting by a deputy of a knife-wielding 34-year-old man in the midst of a mental health crisis in East LA after body cam footage is released. NBC4 News reports at 11 p.m. on July 30, 2021.

Body camera video released Friday evening shows a sheriff’s deputy’s encounter with a Virginia man, who was shot by the deputy multiple times after calling for help early Wednesday.

A man who was fatally shot by a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy after authorities say he pointed a rifle at two deputies at La Quinta City Hall was identified Monday as a 66-year-old resident of the city.

A Yucaipa man believed to have fired at two other men and injuring one of them, was shot by deputies after an hours-long standoff at a mobile home park in Lucerne Valley on Friday and died later at a local hospital.

A former San Diego County Sheriff’s Department deputy accused of shooting and killing a mentally ill man who had escaped custody outside the downtown jail in May has been charged with second-degree murder, the San Diego District Attorney’s Office confirmed Monday.

A hundred people rallied around the courthouse in Compton asking for justice for Andres Guardado. Kim Tobin reports for NBC LA at 5 p.m. Sunday June 21, 2020.

The 18-year-old man fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in unincorporated West Compton near Gardena was allegedly carrying an unregistered handgun with an illegal ammunition magazine, and not wearing clothing identifying himself as a security guard, sheriff’s officials said Saturday in a press conference. The update came as congresswomen Nanette Diaz Barragan, D-Los Angeles, and Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles,...

At a press conference, LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva once again called for body cameras, saying they would have made the investigation easier. Kim Tobin reports for the NBC LA at 6 p.m. Saturday June 20, 2020.

“I feel it in my soul that my brother was murdered and that this was covered up,” Andres Guardado’s sister said. Hetty Chang reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Friday June 20, 2020.

The family of an 18-year-old security guard wants answers after he was shot by a deputy and killed, because they say with the heightened tension lately, he wouldn’t do anything to antagonize officers. Patrick Healy reports June 19, 2020.

The family identifies the victim as 18-year-old Andres Guardado. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Thursday June 18, 2020.

An 18-year-old man was shot and killed Thursday by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy in Gardena. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. in the 400 block of Redondo Beach Boulevard, near Figueroa Street, in the unincorporated West Compton area, according to Deputy James Nagao. Family members identified the man as 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who they say worked…

NBC 7 has learned the San Diego County Sheriff’s deputy that opened fire on a mentally ill man who escaped custody last week is no longer with the department. In a statement, a spokesman for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department told NBC 7 that Deputy Aaron Russell tendered his resignation on Wednesday, May 6, five days after the deadly…

The man who was shot and killed by a San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputy last week was shot three times as he was running away, including one bullet that struck him in the back. The previously unreported details of the case come as community advocates are reacting to new information surrounding the shooting uncovered by NBC 7 Investigates. For 36-year-old…

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