Suspect Fatally Shot by Deputy After Advancing with Knife

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Norco, California — On February 8, 2024, at 6:02 p.m., deputies assigned to the Norco Sheriff's Station were dispatched to the area of Hamner Avenue and 6th Street regarding a subject armed with a knife. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the subject and gave commands to drop the knife. The suspect failed to follow commands and advanced toward the deputies. Deputies deployed a taser, however, the suspect continued to advance toward deputies with the knife, and a deputy-involved shooting occurred. The suspect, 62-year-old Kenneth Soto, resident of Downey, was struck by gunfire. Deputies rendered medical aid, but Soto was pronounced deceased at the scene. The knife used by Soto was a six-inch knife with a black handle.

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