Overview
- A morning domestic-violence call on Tuesday around 8:15 a.m. reported an armed man who allegedly threatened to "shoot it out" with officers before he left the scene.
- Officers later located the 37-year-old driving a white pickup near Simi Valley Town Center and a brief pursuit ended in a crash on the 2500 block of Dusan Street.
- An officer-involved shooting at the crash site left the suspect dead and no officers were reported injured.
- Scene evidence including reported bullet holes in the truck windshield has been documented and the department is withholding the suspect’s name while investigators gather information.
- Detectives from the Simi Valley Police Department are leading the criminal probe with the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office and the department’s Professional Standards Bureau is conducting a separate internal review.