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

ByIrene Cruz and ABC7.com staff KABC logo
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Fontana police fatally shoot armed man inside Home Depot
Fontana police officers shot and killed a man Monday at a Home Depot who had reportedly armed himself with a weapon inside the store.

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.