Incident

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5-31-2023 California Salinas 1-1

Location

May 31, 2023

Market St and Sun St
Salinas, California

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Jesse Grant
Age: 40
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Erin Howard Fischer
Age: 67
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

Deputy was shot multiple times in exchange of gunfire with suspect; 6 other guns recovered from scene; suspect fatally shot at 533pm

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 7.62 [AK-47]

Sources

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/salinas-deputy-monterey-county-sheriff-east-market-sun-street/

URL: https://www.ksbw.com/article/salinas-deputy-shot-in-town-serving-eviction-papers/44053122

URL: https://www.ksbw.com/article/southbound-highway-1-closed-in-monterey-following-crash-chp/44057560

URL: https://kyma.com/news/2023/05/31/california-deputy-shot-suspect-barricaded/?fbclid=IwAR0rVEUv9-xEu1L6ahIormqH9JV3ug9bpyiZEsUQIiiCshknu2NSKUqzfWY

URL: https://pajaronian.com/lengthy-salinas-standoff-ends-gunman-killed/

District

Congressional District: 18
State Senate District: 14
State House District: 29