Police killings
2013-2020

Donald Gibbs

Male, Unknown Race

Date of the incident: 3/19/2017

Desert Hot Springs, Riverside, CA
Dillon Road and Johnson Road

A deputy responded to the scene of an assault and located a male suspect who was beating a woman. The deputy requested additional deputies, a helicopter, and medical services. The deputy approached the suspect and noticed he was armed with a knife. The deputy ordered the suspect to drop the knife. The suspect refused and continued to assault the female. The suspect then threatened to stab the woman and was shot and killed.