Suspect killed in police shooting outside Applebee's restaurant in Corona
An assault suspect was killed in a police shooting outside an Applebee's restaurant in Corona, police said.
According to the Corona Police Department, dispatchers received a call just after midnight about a man swinging a crowbar at vehicles near a shopping center at McKinley Street and Promenade Avenue.
When officers arrived, they found the man armed with a metal iron.
"The subject refused multiple commands to drop his weapon and an officer involved shooting subsequently occurred," said the police department in a press release. "The subject was struck by gunfire and despite life saving measures he was pronounced deceased at the scene."
Police said the suspect also hit a driver inside a vehicle. The driver sustained moderate injuries, according to police.
Riverside County Sheriff's Force Investigations Detail and the DA's office are investigating the police shooting.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Wade Arens at 951-817-5767 or email Wade.Arens@CoronaCA.gov.
