1 dead after officer shots suspect in Pixley

PIXLEY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A postulation halt turned deadly successful Pixley Wednesday night.

It happened connected the 8000 artifact of Road 120 conscionable aft 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Tulare County Deputies spotted a conveyance speeding astatine astir 100 miles per hour, with nary headlights.

When they pulled the conveyance over, occupation began.

"Deputies attack and enactment that we person 4 radical successful the vehicle, each precise accordant with precise suspicious circumstances," said Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux.

He said the 4 men wore dark, hooded sweater shirts, the conveyance reeked of intoxicant and determination were unfastened brew cans connected the floor.

"All are precise diagnostic of what we would spot successful pack enactment and/or equipped robberies due to the fact that they're trying to conceal their identities," Boudreaux said.

The deputies were met with absorption but were capable to region 3 individuals who were aboriginal arrested. 

The 4th person, located successful the backmost seat, refused to amusement his hands oregon exit the vehicle.

"He is arguing with deputies demanding their IDs and their badge numbers and etc., but he's inactive not showing his hands, creating this precise unsafe situation," Boudreaux said.

Then, a lawman reported seeing a handgun coming up from wherever the suspect's hands were hidden, the lawman instantly yelled retired "gun."

"That lawman pulls his weapon out, which helium didn't person retired astatine the time, and is capable to get respective rounds disconnected successful the aforesaid magnitude of clip that the fishy is firing his weapon astatine the deputies."

The fishy was killed, and a slug from his weapon was reported to person struck a location nearby.

Boudreaux said nary 1 successful the location was injured. 

"Our assemblage is safe," helium said.

A 2nd handgun was seized.

Boudreaux did note, that successful caller weeks, Pixley has had a precocious fig of gang-related activities and robberies.

"Obviously, there's immoderate pack power that's inactive being investigated."

The names of the 4 men person not been released, on with the charges of the 3 arrested.

As for the 2 officers involved, they are good but volition instrumentality clip disconnected and person entree to counseling resources.

The Tulare Police Department has been asked to instrumentality implicit the investigation.