Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department shot and killed a man after he allegedly opened fire on Southern California Edison employees near his home in Mentone Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
SCE employees were trimming trees on the 300 block of King Street around 10:50 a.m. when the man opened fire on the workers, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.<\/p>\n
Deputies responded to the alleged shooting and the man barricaded himself inside his home.\u00a0Crisis negotiators with the sheriff’s department’s Specialized Enforcement Division attempted to talk the man into surrendering peacefully.<\/p>\n
At around 2 p.m., the man allegedly started firing at deputies. Deputies returned gunfire, hitting and ultimately killing the man.<\/p>\n
Paramedics attempted to revive the man. However, he was pronounced dead at his home. Watch footage of the scene recorded by Sky 5 in the video player at the top of this story.<\/p>\n
Authorities have not identified the man killed in the shooting at this time. No deputies or innocent bystanders were injured during the shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the sheriff’s department’s Specialized Investigations Division at (909) 890-4904.<\/p>\n
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