DATE/TIME: January 7, 2023 / 10:24 a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 245 (d)(1) – Assault with a Deadly Weapon & Lethal Force Encounter (LFE)
LOCATION: 34144 Yucaipa Boulevard, Yucaipa, CA
SUSPECT(S): Eric Friesen, 32-years-old, Resident of Yucaipa
SUMMARY: On Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 10:24 a.m., deputies from the Yucaipa Sheriff’s Station were flagged down by two witnesses who reported a male subject, who was involved in a minor traffic collision, exited his vehicle and was walking near the Sheriff’s Station.
During an area check, deputies located the suspect, later identified as Eric Friesen, near Yucaipa City Hall, armed with a handgun. Deputies gave Friesen several commands to drop the gun, but Friesen refused. When Friesen pointed the gun at deputies, a lethal force encounter occurred, and Friesen was struck by gunfire. Medical personnel, who was staged nearby, provided medical care and transported Friesen to a hospital where he remains in stable condition.
The Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division responded and assumed the investigation. This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call the Specialized Investigations Division at 909-890-4908. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should contact the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective J. Carty
Station: Specialized Investigations Division
Phone No. 909-890-4908
Case No. DR# 142300083 H#2023-002
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
