Incident

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8-20-2017 California Ridgecrest 1-1

Location

August 20, 2017

Incident Address

Ridgecrest, California

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Elsa Elizabeth Rodas
Age: 63
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Neighbor
Name: Jose Romero
Age: 62
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Domestic Violence
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

husband shot neighbor who attempted to help wife in domestic violence incident

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 7.62 [AK-47]

Sources

URL: http://www.bakersfield.com/news/breaking/ridgecrest-man-fatally-shoots-neighbor-after-assaulting-wife-deputies-say/article_ba55e48e-8694-11e7-acdb-179a23909590.html

URL: http://www.bakersfield.com/news/breaking/ridgecrest-man-shot-neighbor-after-gun-jammed-while-trying-to/article_39867a36-8850-11e7-8dae-bb6da71f80f4.html

URL: https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/ridgecrest-man-gets-65-years-to-life-for-2017-murder/

District

Congressional District: 20
State Senate District: 12
State House District: 32