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A man who was shot dead by police following a chase de Banning in Palm Springs on Thursday, October 14, was identified as an Idyllwild man on Tuesday, October 19.
According to Sgt. Albert Martinez of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Leggett then fled in an older green station wagon, eventually heading east on the 10 Freeway, triggering a chase that included officers from the Banning, Beaumont and Palm Springs Police Department and the Sheriff’s Department, a said Martinez.
Leggett is said to have fired at officers several times during the chase, which ended when he exited the freeway and stopped on the North Indian Canyon Drive exit ramp, where a shootout took place. produced the involving him and prosecuting authorities, Martinez said.
Details of the shooting were not disclosed and it was not clear whether Leggett opened fire on authorities or which officers or deputies shot him.
A stalemate ensued, with the armed suspect still in the car and sheriff’s deputies and Palm Springs police deploying armored vehicles to the scene. Eventually, authorities approached the vehicle and found Leggett dead inside, along with a rifle, according to the sheriff’s department.
No deputy or officer was injured.
All deputies and officers involved in the shooting will be placed on administrative leave in accordance with the policies of their respective departments, according to Martinez.
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