LACSD Deputy Fatally Shoots Robert Fuller’s Half-Brother in Kern County
LACSD Deputy Fatally Shoots Robert Fuller’s Half-Brother in Kern County
by Contributing Editor
Detectives investigated Thursday morning the fatal shooting by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies of a kidnap, domestic assault suspect who opened fire on them during a traffic stop in Kern County.
The man was later identified as a half-brother of Robert Fuller, whose body was found hanging last week from a tree in Palmdale, a Fuller family attorney confirmed.
The shooting occurred while deputies with a specialized unit were searching for a suspect about 4:35 p.m. in the 3400 block of 15th Street West, about six blocks from Rosamond Boulevard, in Rosamond in Kern County, according to Deputy James Nagao of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. .
“Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau were actively searching for a kidnap, spousal abuse, assault with a deadly weapon suspect,” Lt. Robert Westphal told reporters at the scene.
“During the surveillance, they spotted who they believed to be the suspect. They followed the suspect for awhile and attempted to do a traffic stop on the suspect. When the suspect stopped his vehicle, he opened the door and began shooting at the deputies and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.”
The suspect was struck several times in the upper body and pronounced dead at the scene, Westphal said.
A woman who was in the vehicle suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, Westphal said. She was taken to a hospital for treatment and released.
A 7-year-old girl was also in the vehicle, but was not hurt.
Deputies recovered a gun at the scene. No deputies were hurt.
The man who was fatally shot was Terron Jammal Boone, a half-brother of Fuller, a Fuller family attorney confirmed.
“This afternoon I had to notify the sisters of Robert Fuller that their half-brother Terron Jammal Boone was killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Kern County,” attorney Jamon Hicks said in a statement.
“At this time, until we receive all of the information, the family and their legal team doesn’t have any further comment on this incident. The family respectfully asks that their privacy be respected.”
Fulller’s body was found with a rope around his neck about 3:40 a.m. June 10 in Poncitlan Square, across from Palmdale City Hall. Authorities initially said the death appeared to be a suicide, although an official cause of death has not been made.
The family is asking for an independent autopsy to be paid for by the city of Palmdale.
On Monday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva vowed to conduct a thorough investigation into the death — with cooperation from state and federal agencies.
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