Santa Rosa police shooting under investigation
Mar 12, 2026
An officer with the Santa Rosa Police Department shot a man Thursday morning, the department said.
The officer was sent at 11:16 a.m. to the 300 block of 10th Street on a report of an “unwanted/suspicious” person, according to police.
“During contact with the individual, a struggle (ensu
ed), and the officer was involved in a shooting,” the department said in a statement released Thursday afternoon.
According to police, the man shot was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and his current condition was not given. The department did not say whether the suspect was armed.
Since this was an officer-involved shooting, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office will conduct an independent investigation.
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