Update: Officer-Involved Shooting In Mariposa County
Update at 2:20 p.m.: Mariposa County Sheriff’s officials have identified the suspect killed in an officer-involved shooting. The deceased is 24-year-old Joshua Antelope, a transient of Mariposa County. As reported below yesterday, the deadly shooting took place just after 10 a.m. near the First Baptist Church and School located at 5005 Frank Wilson Road. Deputies had responded to a report of a man with a knife trying to break into the church and school. Sheriff’s officials did not release any new details surrounding the deadly shooting, including why and where Antelope was fatally shot. However, this statement was issued: “A full critical incident video, including body-worn camera footage, will be released as soon as all information is compiled.”
Original post-Dec. 1 at 1:50 p.m.: at Mariposa, CA – One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Mariposa that took place near a church and school yesterday morning.
Just after 10 a.m. Wednesday, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of a male with a knife attempting to break into the First Baptist Church and School located at 5005 Frank Wilson Road. Sheriff’s officials would only disclose that a male subject was deceased at the scene and did not give further details on what led up to the shooting.
Sheriff’s officials released this statement: “Following the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures, all deputies involved in the shooting were immediately placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. No additional details will be released at this time.”
During the deadly incident, the church and school were put on lockdown. Shortly after the shooting, anxious parents and the public were notified by sheriff’s officials through social media that there was “no threat to the community or school, however, please avoid the area.”
