Police release name of man killed in Paso Robles officer-involved shooting
Anthony Reed
SWAT was called to the scene of a standoff with a reportedly armed suspect at an apartment complex on Branch Creek Circle in Paso Robles on Monday, July 5, 2021.
Posted at 3:59 PM, Jul 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-06 22:39:03-04
Police have identified the man killed Tuesday morning in an officer-involved shooting in Paso Robles as Steven Adam Calderon, 32, of Los Angeles.
At about 1:15 a.m., police say Calderon was shot by SWAT officers after an hours-long standoff when he refused to surrender and reached for his handgun.
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Armed man killed by police during Paso Robles barricade
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1of3Paso Robles Police Chief Ty Lewis, left and San Luis Obispo Police Chief Rick Scott speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, after a shooting at the Dry Creek Apartment Complex. Police say a man who fired at officers after barricading himself in a Paso Robles apartment was shot and killed by a SWAT team early Tuesday. (David Middlecamp/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)David Middlecamp/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Investigators work at the Dry Creeks Apartment complex in Paso Robles, Calif., Tuesday, July 6, 2021. A man who fired at officers after barricading himself in a Paso Robles apartment was shot and killed by a SWAT team early Tuesday, police said. (David Middlecamp/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)David Middlecamp/APShow MoreShow Less
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Police respond to barricaded subject in Paso Robles after reports of shots fired
Anthony Reed
and last updated 2021-07-06 01:52:14-04
Paso Robles Police are responding to a barricaded subject at the Dry Creek apartment complex.
Shortly before 4:00 p.m., the Paso Robles Police Department received reports of shots fired after a man reportedly fired off a firearm following a verbal dispute with family members.
The man has barricaded himself in an apartment off Branch Creek Circle where police have been trying to make contact with him for six hours.
Officers tried to contact the man earlier, but said he brandished a firearm at officers.
Barricaded suspect shot dead after failing to surrender, reaching for handgun
-On Tuesday, June 06, at approximately 1:15 a.m., members of the San Luis Obispo Regional Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team were involved in a fatal shooting while attempting to arrest an armed and barricaded suspect.
The suspect, a 32-year-old man from Los Angeles, was shot by SWAT when he failed to surrender and instead reached for a handgun. The suspect was pronounced dead and the handgun was recovered at the scene. No bystanders or police officers were injured.
The PRPD led investigation began earlier in the day at approximately 4 p.m., near the 2400 block of Branch Creek Circle, in Paso Robles. Officers were dispatched to the apartment complex after reports the suspect had discharged a firearm from the balcony of an apartment. The suspect also allegedly pointed the same gun at his girlfriend and threatened to shoot her.