ROSAMOND – A man was shot and injured Tuesday after he allegedly brandished a handgun and fired one round at Kern County Sheriff’s deputies attempting to serve a felony arrest warrant, authorities said.
The officer-involved shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, on the 10000 block of Hamilton Road, about 10 miles northwest of Rosamond, according to Ray Pruitt, spokesman for the Kern County sheriff’s office.
“While searching for the [felony warrant] suspect, deputies developed information the suspect was possibly inside a trailer on Hamilton Road. Several deputies approached the trailer on foot and began establishing a perimeter around the trailer,” Pruitt stated in a news release. “As they did, the suspect, 33-year-old Luis Macias, broke a window from inside the trailer and brandished a handgun through the window at deputies.”
“Macias then opened a door to the trailer and again brandished the handgun, firing one round at the deputies who were taking cover,” Pruitt continued. “Two deputies returned fire, firing several rounds at Macias. Macias then retreated into the trailer.”
According to Pruitt, deputies surrounded the trailer and attempted to verbally contact Macias, but he was unresponsive.
“A SWAT callout was initiated and SWAT team members responded to the area, which is about a one and a half-hour drive from Bakersfield,” Pruitt stated. “As SWAT team members were arriving on scene, deputies were able to make contact with Macias and convince him to surrender.”
Macias was taken into custody without further incident, and a firearm was located inside the trailer, according to Pruitt.
“Macias was struck at least once by [a] deputy’s gunfire… His injuries do not appear life threatening,” Pruitt stated. “It was later determined the handgun recovered from inside the trailer had been reported stolen to the Los Angeles Police Department.”
The two deputies who fired at Macias – eight-year veteran Deputy John Coleman and seven-year veteran Deputy Chris Escobedo – have been placed on administrative leave pending a review of the incident, according to Pruitt.
“Macias was arrested for three counts of attempt murder, three counts of assault with a firearm on a peace officer, exhibiting a firearm at an officer, resisting arrest and the felony warrant. He will be booked into the Sheriff’s Office Central Receiving facility upon his release from the hospital,” Pruitt stated.
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Chris says
La County sheriff dept is a top notch department i do not understand why you big baby’s in the Av cry and bitch about them ALL the time (Tim Scott) if you don’t like how they police the streets them move on and get out of there way. Lapd and KCSO are far worse then LACSO trust me i know. It is not the departments that are bad anyhow it is some of there LEO’s. After living in the Av for the past 34 years i have seen the sheriff department change for the better trust me now i live 950 miles away and laugh at the BS you People post. Don’t Always believe the press 40 percent of the time they will have the facts wrong…..
der says
You live 950 miles away yet know all that goes on here still….. moron. LACSO better than KCSO? You sir are on crack.
Tim Scott says
Why should I let bad policing run me out? The feds are on them now and that will force them to improve, just like it forced the LAPD to improve after Rampart and the riots.
Unfortunately, it probably WILL be just like it. The worst of the worst will all resign rather than work under the “adverse conditions” of not getting to be violent thugs carte blanche, and other stupid law enforcement organizations will hire them. The LACSD wasn’t too bad (not great, but not an absolute disgrace) until they welcomed as many LAPD rejects as they could pin a badge on during the LAPD reform years.
Hopefully the KCSD and the BPD won’t make that mistake.
Bob says
Rosamond: This dump of a town even makes the AV look good!
Arpallo says
Shame to on those deputies!
They need to be fired!
For not aiming correctly to his head!
Tim Scott says
They’re Kern County. Killing on a regular basis is not considered a fringe benefit there like it is in LACSD.
Arpallo says
Move to Kern County then!
What are you doing in the LA County if you think the LACSD kill for the “fringe benefit”
Becarefull they may get you man!
I would move out if I have those thoughts about the LACSD.
Tim Scott says
They probably will eventually. I accepted that when I stopped biting my tongue or making lame excuses for their outrageous thuggery.
The team says
Exactly! Thuggery! This guy was eating a Danson!
g hernandez LLA says
Tim lives where he wants…like we are all supposed to – in a FREE country. Tim’ social conscience leaves him no option but to speak out…even shout to the rest of the world when he sees injustice – JUST LIKE WE ALL SHOULD HAVE WHEN IT WAS PROVEN THAT THE LASD WAS TURNING FASCIST. what is fascism?
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism – Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights – Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause – The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military – Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Controlled Mass Media – Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
6. Obsession with National Security – Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
7. Corporate Power is Protected – The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
8. Obsession with Crime and Punishment – Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
to everyone here in the AV who cares enough to read this,
it is NOT honor to advocate the killing of a suspect by those who swear an oath TO UPHOLD THE LAW. actions like that are a danger to the very fabric of our civilization as it demonstrates just how successful and dominant fascism is on our society – because of the constant brainwashing we suffer at the hands of corporate america.
for those of US who either don’t know or choose not to remember…it took HITLER only 13yrs to rise to power but just 6mo to kill all opposition once he named himself dictator .
rather than a “FRINGE BENEFIT” perhaps we should call an LASD killing of a suspect a “viable option of NON-ACCOUNTABILITY” – because that is exactly what it is as, even when there is no doubt that an LASD killing was done against the law the offending LASD employee only has to resign (if he isn’t suspended WITH PAY “pending investigation”) rejoin another agency, reload his weapon and wait for his high priced UNION LAWYERS to “make the deal” to shut up the families and witnesses – AND THEN WE THE TAXPAYERS PAY THE PRICE.
“Be careful they may get you man” and “Shame to on those deputies! They need to be fired! For not aiming correctly to his head!” those statements speak volumes Arpallo. is that truly how we want our lives to be here in the AV?
FREE SPEECH is the stallwork of our free society. our RIGHT to demand accountability from law enforcement is another.
i applaud the 2 highly trained professionals who engineered the arrest of this suspect. in law enforcement it takes a hero to do this job w/o letting anger, frustration hatred and racism possess the mind god gave him…and a coward to fire his weapon until its empty long after the suspects dead
like you i have seen much of what Tim writes and what he writes of is…HISTORY
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Arpallo says
Great comment!
Unfortunately I didn’t have the time to read all of it.
Freedom of speech!
Freedom of expression!
Tim Scott says
Well said. Clear, but probably not concise enough to make a dent in the fascist leanings on display hereabouts. All good men must keep trying though, or evil will triumph.
Arpallo says
Amen brother Tim.
Tony says
Im with you Arpallo,
Those deputies get paid so well and practice shoting a lot of times during the week and for them to have missed the target is unacceptable!
The team says
Oh no! This is the police version. This man innocently was eating a sandwich. Kern county sheriff’s aren’t even laSd!
Johnny Trece says
He opened the trailer window (did not brake it), brandished a King Size Snickers bar & a white flag (not a firearm), and offered it to the deputies as a sign of peace and surrender. He opened the trailer door and threw a firecracker, hoping that it would amuse the deputies but it clearly didn’t. LOL