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The Bakersfield Police Department released multiple body cameras, pictures and details about an Officer Involved Shooting that occurred on January 18th, 2024.
On January 18th, 2024, at around 2:24 a.m., the Bakersfield Police Department received a ShotSpotter activation for one round fired in the 1300 block of Chester Avenue. Officers were dispatched at 2:25 AM,
and the first officer arrived on scene at 2:28 AM.
Once on scene, officers contacted a male subject in the area.
The subject told officers he heard two shots, and it sounded as if it came
from north of their location.
Officers began checking the area and
located a man in the driver's seat of a white pickup truck parked on the east side of 1301 Chester Avenue.
Officers observed a man later identified as Esmeraldo Martinez Vivanco who was in possession of a scoped rifle.
After observing Vivanco was armed, officers moved away from the truck,creating more distance between them and
Esmeraldo Martinez Vivanco.
Once officers were in positions of
cover, they began communicating about how to safely contact Vivanco.
While officers were formulating a plan, Vivanco began firing his weapon at officers, and the officers returned fire.
Seven officers fired their weapons over
the course of the encounter with Vivanco.
The Bakersfield Polce Deartment bomb
Squad and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit and armored vehicles from the Kern County Sheriff's Office were called to the scene to access Vivanco's vehicle safely, no explosive device was found.
The rifle and 24 fired shell casings were located inside of Vivanco's vehicle.
Vivanco sustained fatal injuries and
was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Vivanco had multiple aliases, including
Alejandro Avalos.
No officers or other citizens were
struck by gunfire
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