Man fatally shot inside Fontana Home Depot after arming himself inside store

Tuesday, February 27, 2024
FONTANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Fontana police officers shot and killed a man Monday at a Home Depot who had reportedly armed himself with a weapon inside the store.

The incident started when police were called to the area of Sierra and Santa Ana avenues around 6 p.m. There were multiple 911 calls of a man in the road who appeared to be trying to get struck by a car, police said.

When police showed up, he ran inside the Home Depot. While inside the store, police say he armed himself with something described only as a type of edged weapon.

At some point, there was a confrontation with officers. He was shot and later pronounced dead at the scene.

No other civilians or officers were reported injured.

The incident remains under investigation.

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