Suspect shot after pointing gun at officer inside California police compound

A man in Rialto, California, was shot by a police officer after following a vehicle into a secure parking area at the police department and aiming a gun at an officer on Monday, December 5. Footage released by the Rialto Police Department shows an officer pulling into a secure parking area of the police station off West Rialto Avenue. According to Chief Mark Kling, a black Dodge Charger tailgated the officer’s car into the compound. “The suspect, who followed the officer in the black Charger, immediately exited his vehicle, armed with a AR-15-type weapon,” Kling said. After aiming his weapon at the officer the suspect was shot, “multiple times,” Kling said. The suspect was handcuffed, taken into custody, and treated by paramedics.

Credit: Rialto Police Department via Storyful