Police Shoots Man During Struggle In North Bay Neighborhood

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — A routine call about a suspicious person quickly escalated into a police shooting this morning in Santa Rosa, leaving a man with life-threatening injuries and triggering an outside investigation by county authorities.

An officer with the Santa Rosa Police Department responded at about 11:16 a.m. to the 300 block of 10th Street after a report of an unwanted, or suspicious, individual.

The officer "made contact" with the man and a struggle followed, ending when the officer fired a weapon, the Santa Rosa Police Department said in a statement today.

The man who was shot — described by authorities as an adult, white man — was rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police said there is no threat to the public.

Following the shooting, the department activated the county’s employee-involved critical incident protocol, transferring the investigation to outside agencies.

Detectives with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office will lead the inquiry, while the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office will review the case.

Officials said more information about the incident will be released later in the day as investigators gather evidence and interview witnesses.