Update: Man shot by Turlock police treated at hospital, released. What he’s accused of
A man shot by a Turlock police officer was taken to a hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his right shoulder and then booked into jail booked into jail for allegedly resisting arrest and assaulting a peace officer, according to a news release from the Police Department.
The shooting occurred shortly after 5:30 a.m. when an officer responded to a call reporting a suspicious person looking into vehicles on the 900 block of Vermont Avenue at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, department spokeswoman Dominique Sanchez said.
The man, later identified as Corey Pollard, 37 of Turlock, fled on foot when the officer approached. The officer and a second officer who arrived on scene reached Pollard and ordered him to comply, but he did not, the news release says. “The suspect presented an object in a threatening manner” and was shot once by one of the officers, it says.
The officers immediately began first aid to Pollard until firefighters and an ambulance crew arrived. Pollard was medically treated on-scene before being taken to to a Modesto area hospital.
The object in Pollard’s possession was recovered and taken into evidence. The officer who shot him is a 10-year veteran of law enforcement and was not injured. Sanchez said that because the investigation is ongoing, neither the nature of the weapon nor the name of the officer is being released at this time.
As standard protocol, the officer was placed on administrative leave while the internal investigation is conducted.
“Our investigation is expected to continue over the next few weeks and we’ll await further details as the investigation unfolds,” TPD Chief Jason Hedden said in the news release.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Detective Bertram at 209-664-7323 or contact the Turlock Police Department’s tip line at 209-668-5550, ext. 6780, or tpdtipline@turlock.ca.us.
This story was originally published April 10, 2024 at 3:01 PM.
