# Riverside Police Officer Shoots Armed Carjacking Suspect

Riverside, California — On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at approximately 10:26 a.m., Riverside Police Officers assigned to Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Team conducted an area check along the 6600 block of Palm Avenue for a vehicle that was taken in a carjacking earlier in the day. POP Officers located the carjacked vehicle occupied by a male driver and male passenger in this area. As they began to make an enforcement stop, the driver of the carjacked vehicle failed to pull over and turned into an apartment complex where he continued to the rear of the property. The driver quickly exited the carjacked vehicle holding a handgun. One of the POP officers then fired four times from his duty handgun, striking the driver once in the back.

Officers assessed the driver’s injuries and summoned medical aid. He was taken to a local hospital where he remains under arrest and in custody while receiving medical care and awaiting transfer to a detention ward at another medical facility. The driver and carjacking suspect was identified as 42-years-old Eddie Madrigal, from Moreno Valley. Madrigal is a documented gang member currently on parole for robbery with use of a firearm. The firearm Eddie was holding when contacted by officers was a .22 caliber handgun that was loaded with 10 rounds. The passenger remained in the vehicle and was detained by officers. There was a passenger in the stolen car that was detained by other POP Team members. This passenger, another gang member, was later…

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 2 min
- By: RPD
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- Credit: RPD
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