Body cam footage of deadly deputy-involved shooting on the I-10 released
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The Riverside County Sheriff s Department has released the body cam footage and dispatcher call for a deadly deputy-involved shooting on Interstate 10 near Whitewater on April 9, 2021.
The shooting shows a man armed with a crowbar approaching a deputy on the side of Interstate 10 near Whitewater.
The shooting caused a
massive traffic jam on the I-10 that extended into Palm Springs throughout most of the day.
The incident started when deputies were called to Whitewater Canyon Road, just east of the Whitewater Overpass, at 8:47 a.m. A caller told dispatch that a man who was on the side of the road throwing rocks at cars, came up to her car and smashed her windshield with a big rock, causing significant damage.