SUSPECT SHOT AT 58 TIMES DURING APARTMENT SHOOTOUT WITH SWAT TEAM

https://www.edhat.com/news/suspect-shot-at-58-times-during-apartment-shootout-with-swat-team ^ | 16 May 19 | hapnHal

[hapnHal]

Update by Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office May 10, 2019

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is releasing additional information in regards to the Officer Involved Shooting that occurred at approximately 12:45 p.m. on May 7, 2019. To present date, the investigation has revealed that Santa Barbara Police Department officers were in the process of serving a high-risk search and arrest warrant at an apartment on Camino De Vida when the wanted subject, 32-year-old Francisco Anthony Alcaraz Jr., shot at them from the second story stairwell of his apartment and then from an upstairs rear bedroom window.

Alcaraz was a documented gang member from the Santa Barbara area and was wanted for attempted murder due to his involvement in a suspected gang-related shooting. Alcaraz resided in Lompoc, but was known to frequent the Camino De Vida apartment, the home of his wife and children. The warrant, a planned SWAT operation, was served at a time when Alcaraz was determined to be alone inside the apartment.

After examining the evidence collected, Sheriff’s detectives determined that Alcaraz was in possession of a 40-caliber semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine and shot a total of six rounds at officers in two separate exchanges of gunfire. One of the rounds struck an officer in the pant leg, but fortunately did not cause injury. Another round struck a SWAT vehicle where officers were taking cover.

In both instances where the suspect shot at officers, they returned fire. Five Santa Barbara Police Officers fired a total of 58 rounds at the suspect. An autopsy revealed that the suspect was struck four times and that he died as a result of his injuries. Preliminary indications are that none of the gunshot wounds were self-inflicted.

[octex]

The article reads: 12:45 PM

[bagster]

Nice eyebrows, ese.

#MuertePuto

[circlecity]

‘I would guess after the fireworks started some of those rounds were for cover so teams could get closer and or move in to setup on the suspect.”

bingo. It’s called suppressive fire. Although I’m not sure it’s a very smart tactic to use in a civilian apartment complex.

[Starstruck]

And they want to restrict us non-trained civilians to less than 10 round magazines? Because we should be able to protect ourselves with 10? If the police need 58 to bring down a perp I want at least that many.

[Uncle Miltie]

Learned a thing or two
From Charlie doncha know
Better stay away from
Copperhead Road

[COBOL2Java]

Although I’m not sure it’s a very smart tactic to use in a civilian apartment complex.

Maybe the apartment complex was full of illegals.

[Feckless]

I would make a snarky comment about Range Time but I know from experience the Tighter the Pucker the Looser the Shot Grouping.

[sarge83]

True and some of these rounds could have been covering fire for other officers to get into a better firing position, who knows.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

4 out of 58 isn’t too impressive but they killed the bastard. Get someone a little heavier, like an M249 and it will take him and a wall out in seconds.

My son used one as a counter-sniper sharp shooter in Iraq. 250 round clip on boxes.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Nor do I

[<1/1,000,000th%]

At least they hit him.

[ezo4]

JimRob rally neds a eddit a featur, been there don it