Maria Rita Zarate
Female, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 10/1/2013
Bakersfield, Kern, CA
5200 Magic Ave
5200 Magic Ave
Police responded to a call on a "woman walking in the street with a handgun" or an "armed, suicidal woman." A "mental health professional" and officers reportedly tried to get her to unarm herself for approx. 30 minutes. She then allegedly raised the gun and "pointed it at officers in a threatening manner." Officers Matt Roy, Chris Dalton, Richard Robles, Louie Arviso, Jaime Getz, and Senior Officer Andrea Pflugh shot her. It was later determined that she was armed with an Airsoft pellet pistol.