A parole officer fatally shot a 26-year-old man during a visit at his Fresno home on Christmas Eve. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the incident.
California Justice Department officials are investigating the death of a man who was shot by his parole officer in the early afternoon of Christmas Eve, authorities said Friday. Jeremy Sanchez, 26, was being visited by the agent at his home in Fresno when a “physical altercation” broke out between the two, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement. The officer fired his weapon and hit Sanchez, the department said.
The officer is said to have tried to perform lifesaving measures, but Sanchez died at the scene. Fresno police officers responded after three gunshots were heard in the area, the Los Angeles Times reported
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