April 7, 2018
BUTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ASSISTS OROVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH HOSTAGE SITUATION RESULTING IN A DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING
Oroville, CA—On April 7th, 2018, Oroville Police Department (OPD) received a 9-1-1 call at 3:09AM from a resident in the 700 block of Pomona Avenue, in Oroville, reporting shots being fired within a neighboring residence. OPD responded to the residence, officers couldn’t access the front door to the residence due to a locked patio gate. Officers attempted to contact the residents, however the residents did not respond. Without further information anyone in the residence was in distress, OPD officers left the scene.
At 3:35AM, OPD received another call from the original caller, who reported hearing the smoke alarm going off in the neighboring residence. OPD responded again, upon arrival officers reported that all was quiet and there was no response from the residents inside. OPD again left the scene, but remained in the general area.
At 4:24AM, OPD received a third call from the original caller, reporting he had heard more shots from within the neighboring residence. OPD returned to the scene, but were still unable to make contact with the residents, and left the scene.
At 5:41AM, OPD received a 9-1-1 call from a female, reporting she had received a text message from her sister, who was inside the residence in question, asking her to come get her two young children who were also inside the residence. The reporting party also said she had been in telephone contact with the sister who reported there was a gun being pointed at her. OPD responded back to the scene, and observed a bullet hole through the window located next to the front door, which had not previously been there.
OPD then requested assistance from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO).
BCSO Deputies along with the BCSO Crisis Intervention Team and BCSO SWAT Team responded to the scene. OPD Officers and BCSO SWAT Team set up a perimeter around the residence and were formulating a plan to make contact with the people inside the residence and determine what was going on.
At 7:54AM, a male subject was seen exiting the residence with a pistol in hand. At 7:55AM the subject began shooting multiple shots at law enforcement, who were in front of the residence located in a densely populated neighborhood.
A BCSO patrol vehicle, behind which 3 law enforcement officers had taken cover, was struck by one round fired by the subject. Preliminary investigation has revealed multiple other rounds were found throughout the neighborhood. A BCSO Sergeant fired a single shot at the subject striking him. Medical personnel, who had staged nearby, immediately began life saving efforts on the downed subject and transported him to Oroville Hospital, where he later died.
The subject has been identified as Larry Siordia, age 33, from Oroville.
The Butte County Officer Involved Shooting and Critical Incident Protocol Team has been activated to investigate this deputy involved shooting. The Protocol Team is comprised of detectives and investigators from state and local agencies throughout Butte County. The team works closely with the Butte County District Attorney’s Office to conduct complete, thorough and independent investigations in cases of this nature. Further details related to this matter will be released by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office when the investigation is complete.
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