Posted on 06/14/2003 10:29:47 AM PDT by Southflanknorthpawsis
OCEANSIDE ---- A rookie Oceanside police officer died Friday after a motorist shot him several times during a routine traffic stop, and then sped away in his patrol car.
The 27-year-old officer, whose name was not released, died Friday evening at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, officials said during a press conference held late Friday at the scene of the shooting.
Meanwhile the suspect, identified as Adrian Camacho and described by police as a documented Oceanside gang member, surrendered peacefully after a four-hour standoff in an Oceanside neighborhood, where he barricaded himself inside the two-story home of his in-laws.
Witnesses told police they saw him jump the back fence of the home at 1334 Via Isidro and enter the home at 5:38 p.m. Police said they believe he forced entry into the home, which was unoccupied at the time.
Crisis negotiators surrounded the home and tried to make contact with Camacho using a bullhorn but got no response, officials said. Eventually, officers threw a phone into the home and had a "brief communication" with Camacho after which he surrendered, said police Capt. Dave Heering.
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Can't say I'm surpised.
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