Richard Posadas
Male, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 12/5/2018
Arvin, Kern, CA
900 Wernli Court
900 Wernli Court
At 1:10 a.m., officers from the Arvin Police Department responded to a report of spousal abuse. Officers made contact with a Hispanic man inside the home. The man allegedly was holding some type of stabbing object in his hand. The man ignored officers commands to drop the object and continued to advance. Officers reportedly used their Tasers to no effect and shot and killed Richard Posadas.