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The Riverside Co. Sheriff has released bodycam video from a fatal DIS that took place on May 13 in Perris. The incident happened as deputies assigned to the Riverside Alternative Sentencing Program were conducting a probation compliance check.
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Tensions escalated early Sunday morning on May 13, 2024, when Riverside County, CA deputies conducting a probation compliance check faced a direct threat.
At 8:04 a.m., deputies arrived at a home on Albillo Loop in Perris as part of the Riverside Alternative Sentencing Program. Their mission: to ensure probation compliance.
As the deputies assessed the situation, they found multiple individuals congregating in the backyard.
During the check, one man provided false identification and began to walk away, ignoring the deputies’ repeated commands to halt.
In a bid to secure compliance without escalation, one deputy deployed a Taser. Unfortunately, the attempt failed, and the suspect continued his departure.
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Moments later, the situation intensified dramatically—the suspect drew a handgun.
Reacting swiftly, deputies engaged the suspect, leading to a deputy-involved shooting.
The man, struck by the deputies’ gunfire, received immediate medical attention at the scene and was swiftly transported to a nearby hospital. Despite the efforts, he was later pronounced dead.
The deceased was identified as 42-year-old Lucas Michael Rutledge of Menifee. Investigations revealed he was armed with an unserialized 9mm handgun.
This incident raises crucial questions for the community and law enforcement alike. For starters, do you believe the use of lethal force was necessary?
IMO, there’s no doubt that it was a good shoot. What say you?
H/T PoliceActivity
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Of course, it was a good shot. The issue for me is the ever-present stolen weapon in almost all criminal associated shootings.
I want to know what state legislation and district attorneys are doing about theft of weapons, and illegal possession of a (stolen) weapon by a person with a criminal record. LEO’s have got to be sick of this situation.
Yes, it was a good shoot – however – I question emptying his gun into him. Not because he was already down after the first few shots, but because the cop left himself in a potentially dangerous situation if one of the other two people there decided to retaliate. Obviously after 15 rounds his gun was probably empty and I think he lost situational awareness. Thank God one of those other two hammerheads didn’t kill him!
FAFO…
Unserialized 9 mm handgun ? Is that the same as an undocumented 9 mm handgun ? If so , it should be good to go in CA .
Hell yeah!
The probation part doesn’t even matter, he drew a gun and he paid the price, good shoot.
The deputy followed his training and continued to fire until the suspect was no longer a danger or in other words, until he drops the gun he gets as many shots as it takes. You never fire a few shots and then reassess the situation as someone commented. As a former LEO myself I knew as soon as he got up and started walking away he was about to run or to shoot. Too bad it had to end that way but some people choose suicide by cop over going back to prison for a probation violation.
Clearly justified, but way too many shots fired. The guy was going down after 5 or 6 shots. Time to reassess whether another 8 or 9 shots to complete an execution are justified.
Good Lord, the phrases “complete an execution” and “are another 8 or 9 shots necessary” explain where this moron’s thoughts are going. First phrase is stupid, second reminds me of Texas Ranger Glen Elliot’s reply to a report’s “why do you carry a .45?” his reply “because they dont make a .46”
Hey tool – if you shoot someone who’s not a threat, it’s an execution. The guy buckled and fell facing away after just a couple, with no sign of ability to react or respond. The cop had about 10 times longer to assess that than he did to see the guy had a gun. Those last 8 or 9 were purely elective and either panicked or vindictive. People, including cops, get charged for doing such things.
So, IYO, the man did not deserve to have his 2nd Amendment rights as well as his 4th Amendment rights? No where in the article or video is it implied, or stated, that the person in the backyard committed a crime and therefore needed to present an ID. In fact his only crime was he happened to be at the house of a person on probation. That’s it. The last time I checked my buddy’s probation does not waive my rights when I am in proximity. Not only is this a bad shoot but I pray that the family takes the jurisdiction for every penny possible. Notice that I never mentioned race. It’s completely irrelevant. It would seem to me that in these 2A arenas the opinions seem to be equally elitist as a Clinton’s might be. If this was the man on probation this would be a different conversation. It’s quite disgusting actually. Now, if it means anything to you. I am Black and the guy who was harassed and murdered by government dogs was White. Right is right and wrong is wrong.
The gentleman’s second amendment rights were not an issue. The failure to follow the officer’s reasonable commands after providing false information, and then drawing a firearm in the presence of that officer is the issue. If the deceased had refused to provide an ID instead of a providing false information, the officer may have just moved on. State laws differ as to when an ID is required on request by an officer and under what circumstances. The fact that the individual lied, gave the officer probable cause to detain this individual, and that is where the fourth amendment is not violated. This officer displayed true professionalism and is to be commended. His excellent training kicked in and allowed him to return home at the end of the day. The number of rounds required to stop a lethal treat can never be defined during a gun fight, one too little you become a victim, one too many is undeterminable during the situation. Bad guy must lose, good guy must get to go home. You shoot until you determine to the best of your ability that the threat no longer exists. This officer was outstanding.
100 % justified shooting , condolences to the guys family but he made a very poor choice
I will it was a justified shoot. I do only question how many rounds were fired. I counted between 12 and 14. I do not know if there was another deputy there also. If he was alone, that leaves him with only a few rounds in the gun if at least one of the other guys was armed. This scenario also shows the stupidity of bans on magazines over 10 rounds. If “trained” police need to use that many rounds, so might an average citizen or more.
I’m sure the dead man’s friends and family would disagree. That’s about all
California has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. You see how that works