Shooting of murder suspect in Corning ruled justifiable
An investigation into the shooting of a murder suspect in Corning on Dec. 11 concluded the incident was justifiable under the fleeing felon rule, said Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders. The Tehama County District Attorneyâs Office has been tasked with investigating the shooting of Elfego Chavez Acevedo, 37, of Red Bluff who, wanted on a murder charge in the Aug. 3 death of Arturo Eugene Bent III, was in a six-hour standoff with law enforcement in Corning on the day he was shot by the Red Bluff police officer with a department-issued rifle. âUnder common law the fleeing felon rule ...
Source: appeal-democrat.com