BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities are looking for any witnesses to a confrontation that led to a Bisbee police officer responding and fatally shooting a suspect.
The Sierra Vista Herald says (https://bit.ly/1brLjzq) that the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office and Sierra Vista Police, who are investigating the shooting, made a plea Friday for anyone who may have seen the incident.
Bisbee police say a woman reported Wednesday that 51-year-old Carlos Saavedra Ramirez approached her vehicle outside a Safeway and was banging it over a parking issue.
Responding officers say Ramirez was armed with a knife and was acting disorderly.
Police say Sgt. Robert Coronado shot Ramirez in the chest once.
Coronado, a 17-year veteran, is on paid administrative leave pending the completion of the investigation.
Authorities say a knife was recovered from the scene.
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Information from: Sierra Vista Herald, https://www.svherald.com
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