Deputy-Involved Shooting Occurs Along Aqueduct In Hesperia After Report Of Man With Bloody Knife - Victor Valley News

Deputy-Involved Shooting Occurs Along Aqueduct In Hesperia After Report Of Man With Bloody Knife - Victor Valley News

A deputy-involved shooting occurred Saturday morning in Hesperia after deputies responded to a report of a man armed with a knife covered in blood. Authorities said the man refused to drop the knife and entered the aqueduct. After climbing out of the water using a ladder, he continued to refuse deputies’ commands and advanced toward them before the shooting occurred. The man was struck by gunfire and airlifted to a trauma center. No deputies wer…

Hesperia Deputy-Involved Shooting at Aqueduct Leaves Man Hurt

Hesperia deputies shot a knife-wielding man near the California Aqueduct after he refused to drop the weapon and advanced toward them.