BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) \u2014 The Bakersfield Police Department has identified Officer Pedro Sarabia as the officer involved in a shooting that wounded a suspect in December in northwest Bakersfield.<\/p>\n
According to Bakersfield police, a vehicle was pulled over for a traffic stop just after 2 a.m. on December 29 near Mohawk Street and Sienna Lane. The vehicle stopped in a residential neighborhood when a passenger got out and ran away.<\/p>\n
A struggle began when Sarabia caught up with the suspect. The suspect aimed his gun at the officer, which is when BPD alleges that Sarabia fired his weapon, wounding the suspect.<\/p>\n
The body camera footage from the shooting will be revealed at a later date.<\/p>\n
Sarabia has been with BPD since November 2023 and remains on routine administrative leave.<\/p>\n
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