Wasco officer involved shooting ,leaves one dead and two women stabbed

Wasco officer involved shooting ,leaves one dead and two women stabbed

FOLLOWING ACALL FOR REPORTS OF A MAN WITH AKNIFE.AROUND 3-30 THURSDAY MORNING THEKERN COUNTYSHERIFF'S OFFICE RESPONDED TO ANAPARTMENT NEAR 16TH AND DSTREETS IN WASCO.BROADCASTIFYWASCO 3, CHECK THE WELFARE,POSSIBLE 2735,,, THE RP WAS UNCOOPERATIVE,STATES THAT SHE WAS 242'D HAD AKNIFE TO HER THROAT, SAYING SHEHAD CALLED PREVIOUSLY.

SHEDIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE5:39ACCORDING TO KCSO-WHEN THEYARRIVED, THERE WAS A FIGHTINSIDE OF THE HOME.

ONCE INSIDE,DEPUTIES SAY THEY FOUND AMAN WHO HAD A KNIFE..

ASSAULTINGTWO WOMEN IN THEIR20S.THEY SAY THE MAN WAS ORDEREDMULTIPLE TIMES TO DROP THEKNIFE HE WAS HOLDING AND ANOFFICER-INVOLVEDSHOOTING .

THE MAN WASPRONOUNCED DEAD AT THESCENE,WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN IN THEHOUSE.

WE'LL NEED, UH.MEDICAL AID IMMEDIATELY.

20:43BROADCASTIFY-5:54 - DEPUTY:FEMALE VICTIM NO.

2 HAS ONESTAB WOUND TO THE BACK, TWOMINOR STAB WOUNDS TO THEBACK OF THE NECK.

26:03THE WOMEN WERE TAKEN TO AHOSPITAL IN BAKERSFIELD,WHERE ONE REMAINS IN CRITICALCONDITION, ANDONE HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THEHOSPITAL.23A-B-C SPOKE TO ISAAC ESPINOSAWHO IS THE COUSIN OFMELISSA -- ONE OF THE VICTIMS.HE SAYS HE RECEIVED A TEXT FROMMELISSA BEFOREEVERYTHING UNFOLDED THAT SAID "INEED HELP".HE SAYS HE WALKED OUT AND HEARDGUNSHOTS.ESPINOSA SAYS HE WALKED UP TOTHE APARTMENT AND HE SAW MELISSAAND ANOTHER WOMAN LAYING ON THEGROUND.

ANDSAW THE ALLEGED SUSPECT WHO KNEWMELISSA.ESPINOSA SAYS MELISSA IS OUT OFTHE HOSPITAL AND IS DOING OK.AS 23 A-B-C WAS LOOKING INTO THEINCIDENT -- WE NOTED RADIOTRAFFIC.STATES THAT SHE WAS 242'D HAD AKNIFE TO HER THROAT, SAYINGSHE HAD CALLED PREVIOUSLYSHE DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHINGELSE 5:39 23 A-B-C ASKED HOWMANY TIMES K-C-S-O RECIEVEDCALLS FOR THATADDRESS AND HOW LONG IT WASBEFORE DEPUTIES RESPONDED TOTHE HOME.K-C-S-O SENT A STATEMENT SAYING"AT THIS POINT IT IS STILL UNDERINVESTIGATION.

WE'REATTEMPTING TO COLLECT ALL PHONECALLS AND RECORDINGS RELATED TOTHIS INCIDENT.

WE DON'T HAVE THEEXACT NUMBER OFTIMES THAT WE RECEIVED PHONECALLS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENTYET."KCSO SAYS THREE DEPUTIES WEREINVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING.

THEDEPUTIES WERE NOT INJURED ANDHAVE BEEN PLACED ONADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.

INBAKERSFIELD LEZLA GOODEN23ABC NEWS CONNECTING YOU.POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THE MANWHO THEY SAY STABBED AND