Vallejo Police Shoot Another Suspect

By Bay City News Service

UPDATE: A man fatally shot by a police officer following a vehicle pursuit
in Vallejo early this morning has been identified by police as 41-year-old
Anton Barrett.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

A man was fatally shot by a police officer and another man was
arrested following a pursuit in Vallejo early this morning, police said.
          The incident began shortly after midnight when officers looking
for suspected drunk drivers saw a white 1999 Lexus driving without its
headlights on near the intersection of Santa Clara and Indiana streets,
according to police.
          The Lexus was speeding and did not stop at controlled
intersections, and did not yield when the officers tried to pull over the
vehicle, police said.
          The Lexus led police on a pursuit and eventually stopped behind an
apartment complex in the 200 block of Wilson Avenue, where the driver and two
passengers got out and began running away in different directions.
          The driver of the car and an officer encountered each other in
between the apartments, and the officer told him to stop and put his hands
up, police said.
          The suspect did not comply and continued running toward the
officer, who began backing up and telling the suspect to show his hands,
police said.
          The officer then saw the suspect reach into his jacket pocket and
pull out a dark-colored metal object, prompting the officer to fire his gun
several times at the suspect, who was struck but tried to get up, according
to police.
          The suspect was then immobilized by another officer who used his
Taser to subdue him.
          The suspect, identified as a 42-year-old man, was taken to John
Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek where he succumbed to his injuries at
5:34 a.m. His name is not being released until his family members are
notified of the death, police said.
          The front passenger in the car, later identified as Anton Barratt,
18, was arrested after running south toward Farragut Avenue and hiding from
officers, according to police.
          A police canine was used to search for Barratt, who was eventually
found hiding in some bushes and suffered some minor injuries from the dog,
police said.
          The officer handling the canine also suffered bites from the
animal. Both the officer and Barratt were taken to hospitals and were later
released, and Barratt was then booked into county jail on suspicion of
resisting arrest, according to police.
          The passenger in the back seat of the Lexus fled north toward
Hichborn Street when the car stopped. He has yet to be found or identified,
police said.
          Vallejo police and the Solano County District Attorney's Office
will conduct a joint investigation into the officer-involved shooting. The
officer who shot the suspect is a seven-year veteran of the force, and has
been placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation, as is
standard department policy.
          The fatal shooting is the second involving a Vallejo police
officer in the past week. Late Thursday night, an armed man, whose name has
yet to be released, was shot and killed by an officer in the 2000 block of
Sonoma Boulevard, police said.
          The investigation into today's shooting is ongoing. Anyone with
information about the case is encouraged to call Detectives Mat Mustard or
Fabio Rodriguez of the department's major case section at (800) 488-9383.