Off-duty LA deputy Alejandro Diaz is shot and killed in Fontana when he wandered on to golf course moments after firing his gun
Off-duty LA Deputy Alejandro Diaz is shot and killed in Fontana as he walked to the golf course shortly after firing his gun
- An off-duty Los Angeles County deputy was fatally shot during an encounter with police officers at a Southern California golf course
- The shooting of Alejandro Diaz, 45, by officers took place Tuesday at the Sierra Lakes Golf Club in the town of Fontana
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it is in contact with the Fontana and San Bernardino County departments
An off-duty Los Angeles County deputy was shot dead during an encounter with police officers at a Southern California golf course, authorities said.
The shooting of 45-year-old Alejandro Diaz by local officers took place Tuesday at the Sierra Lakes Golf Club in the town of Fontana, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is leading the investigation under standing agreement with the Fontana Police Department.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it is in contact with the Fontana and San Bernardino County departments.
“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is deeply saddened by the tragic shooting incident involving our off-duty deputy who passed away,” the department told DailyMail.com in a statement.
An off-duty Los Angeles County deputy was shot dead during an encounter with police officers at a Southern California golf course, authorities said.
“This incident is extremely difficult for the family, our staff and the officers involved.”
Fontana police reportedly went to the golf course after a call of shots fired.
There would have been a dispute in the house of the Diaz family, during which shots would have been fired KTLA.
“They arrived and confronted the armed person,” Fontana police spokesman Daniel Romero said CBS LA.
Fontana police did not immediately respond to requests from The Associated Press for more information, but NBC4 reported that Romero said Diaz pointed a gun at officers and they fired.
The suspect has been hit. He went down, he was treated at the scene by (paramedics) and transported to a local hospital in unknown condition,” Romero said.
Diaz later died of his injuries in hospital.
Video posted online of the incident is said to show the moment officers shot Diaz. The footage showed several officers approaching Diaz as he lay on the ground. When he turned, smoke billowed from their guns and he collapsed.
NBC4 reported one resident, Myesha Dowe, said the deputy lived in one of the homes around the golf course and was a good neighbor and that the shooting was sudden.
The shooting of 45-year-old Alejandro Diaz by local officers took place Tuesday at the Sierra Lakes Golf Club in the town of Fontana, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles.
“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic shooting incident involving our off-duty deputy who passed away,” the department told DailyMail.com in a statement.
A resident said the deputy lived in one of the homes around the golf course and was a good neighbor and that the shooting was sudden
There was reportedly a dispute at Diaz’s childhood home where shooting took place before
“He was in the house arguing or talking to someone inside, shot at the wall and then left, ran onto the golf course and just started shooting, shooting everything, scaring the golfers, shooting at the police,” she said.
‘It was bad. It seems that mental health is real. He lost his lead and just started shooting things around. This is very shocking to me.’
Dowe told the station she thought she heard fireworks, but then she began receiving messages from friends saying they heard shots and saw their neighbor armed and visibly distressed.