San Joaquín: Police officer shoots two armed suspects who tried to evade a traffic check

A Carabineros officer shot two men who were allegedly armed during a vehicle inspection in San Joaquín, after the occupants tried to evade the check, police said.

The incident occurred at the intersection of Carlos Valdovinos and Avenida Las Industrias. Three people were traveling in a high-end vehicle when officers stopped them, according to police information.

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When carrying out the vehicle check, the passenger pulled out a weapon and prepared it in front of the police officer. The officer, seeing that his life was at risk, was forced to use his service weapon and fired at this person, who was clearly going to threaten the police officer's life.

Carabineros commander Adrián Bucarey, from the 42nd Radiopatrullas Police Station, said the front passenger pulled out a weapon and prepared it in front of the officer. “When carrying out the vehicle check, the passenger pulled out a weapon and prepared it in front of the police officer,” Bucarey said. He added that the officer, believing his life was in danger, used his service weapon and fired at the passenger.

Bucarey said the passenger then passed the weapon to the person sitting in the back seat, prompting the officer to fire a second time. The supplied report ends while describing what happened after the shooting.

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The passenger passed the weapon to the person sitting in the back seat, so the police officer was forced to use his firearm a second time.