An off-duty Los Angeles police officer shot and killed a fellow motorist in San Bernardino County after what police described as a dispute that followed a minor collision.
The officer was involved in a crash near the intersection of Euclid Avenue and 6th Street Thursday night. After an altercation, the officer shot the other man several times, according to law enforcement sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the ongoing investigation.
The man who was shot died from his injuries at the scene, according to local police. In a post on the social media site The post does not provide any identifying details about the shooter or the deceased.
In a brief statement, an LAPD spokesperson said the department was “aware of the shooting and is fully cooperating with the investigation,” but declined to comment further.
Ontario police responded to the scene around 8:30 p.m. and found the man with a gunshot wound, according to Cpl. Eliseo Guerrero.
The off-duty officer was taken to a hospital, Guerrero said. It was not immediately clear what injuries he suffered.
No weapon was recovered from the victim, according to a law enforcement source who asked not to be identified to discuss an open case.
According to police sources not authorized to speak about the shooting, the officer is Victor Corral and is assigned to the LAPD Central Division. Corral, who joined the department in May 1995, had been on light duty due to an injury for the past year, sources said.
Corral did not immediately respond to a request for comment that was sent to his department email. It is unclear if he has retained an attorney.
The incident was at least the 13th off-duty shooting by an LAPD officer since 2017, according to a Times database.
