A man wanted for murder in Iowa was shot and killed Friday afternoon by Anaheim police, officials said.
The police shooting happened about 1:30 p.m. in an industrial area at North State College Boulevard and the 91 Freeway — just south of Cal State Fullerton, police said.
Victor Delgadillo, 18, was wanted in a June 1 homicide in Marshalltown, a small town about 50 miles northeast of Des Moines, police said. He had been on the run for more than two months.
According to the Anaheim Police Department, officers were on the scene at the industrial park assisting a U.S. Marshal’s task force, which consisted of several local, state and federal agencies — including the California Department of Corrections and the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office.
What prompted the officers to shoot is unclear, however That’s what the police say to ABC7-TV that “Task force personnel and Anaheim police contacted the suspect, and an officer-involved shooting occurred.”
“An Anaheim police officer and other members of the Task Force fired their weapons,” police said in a news release.
Delgadillo was sent to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
A bystander was also hit by a bullet but was not seriously injured.
Delgadillo was accused of killing Ramon Alexis Feliciano Nieves, 41, at a bar in Marshalltown, according to a criminal complaint.
The police shooting is still under investigation.