Taurino Martinez Guevara

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 3/30/2013

Place of the incident:

Delano, Kern, CA
Fremont St & 7th Ave

Police responded to a 911 call of a domestic disturbance; on arriving they found the suspect assaulting his estranged wife with a box cutter and a wooden spoon. He refused to drop the weapons when ordered and continued to attack his wife. Delano police officer, Anthony Puente, opened fire killing Guevara and wounding his estranged wife. Kern County District Attorney's Office found the shooting justified in August 2013.

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