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TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The antheral accused of shooting his woman successful Reedley 10 times Saturday evening died successful a shootout with authorities successful Tulare County Sunday afternoon, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office announced.
According to deputies, 43-year-old Michael Rocha of Reedley was progressive successful an altercation with his woman Saturday evening, wherever helium yet changeable her aggregate times successful beforehand of their kids and household members.
Rocha's woman was pronounced dormant astatine the country but has not yet been officially identified.
That night, deputies study Rocha fled successful his Chevy motortruck but was yet spotted successful the Woodlake country Sunday greeting astir 10 a.m.
The sheriff's bureau stated that they tracked down Rocha, who had a warrant for his arrest, astir 1 p.m. successful Woodlake, and a pursuit ensued.
During the pursuit, deputies accidental Rocha fired a firearm astatine them earlier helium yet stopped adjacent Road 222 and Avenue 340 conscionable extracurricular of Woodlake. Rocha past got retired of the motortruck and began firing aggregate rounds astatine deputies.
The sheriff's bureau says deputies fired back, striking Rocha. He was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.
The Visalia Police Department has taken implicit the officer-involved shooting investigation. The 4 deputies progressive person been enactment connected administrative permission arsenic a result.
