Suspect In California Officers’ Fatal Shooting Arrested by Police

Law enforcement officers arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of two California police officers. The arrest happened on early Sunday morning in Palm Springs, California.

A SWAT team took John Felix, 26, into custody after an hours-long confrontation. The drama started when four officers appeared at the suspect’s home to look into a report of a family disturbance.

Felix was wearing concealable soft body armor and had high-capacity ammunition magazines but was not armed when he was captured.

A neighbor, Frances Serrano, said on Saturday that the suspect’s terrified father earlier said his son had a gun.

Serrano said that the older Felix told her that his son is inside, acting crazy and that they’re scared. When she suggested that they call the police he said that he already knows they’re coming and he is going to shoot them.

Serrano said that police cars arrived and gunfire erupted within minutes she went back inside her house.

The slain officers, who were identified by Chief Bryan Reyes, were Lesley Zerebny, 27, and Jose Gilbert Vega, 63.

Zerebny had been on the force for 18 months and had just returned from maternity leave after giving birth to a daughter. Vega, on the other hand, was a 35-year veteran who planned to retire in December.

The wounded officer was not named but his injuries were non-life threatening, according to Reyes. He added at a news conference that the officer was speaking with investigators. He will be released from a nearby hospital shortly.

After the initial shooting, a number of officers in tactical gear established positions outside the suspect’s home and continued to shoot.

Non-lethal means

Police discharged chemical agents inside the home after failing to pinpoint the suspect’s location despite using robots within the house.

Officers utilized less lethal ammunitions to suppress the suspect when he still refused to give up, the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s chief deputy said.

Authorities said in a statement that Felix would be charged with two counts of murder of a police officer. If convicted, he could receive the death penalty.

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California ‘Furry’ Murder Case; Gruesome Murder Scene Details Released

On September 29, three people were murdered in the Orange County “furry” subculture community.

Investigators handling the Southern California murder case described a 911 call from a child who told the operator that their parents were dead. Responding police officers found two girls standing outside their home in Fullerton.

On Tuesday, Orange County Register court documents provided more information about the murder. The case file indicates that the police discovered three bodies – Jennifer Goodwill-Yost, 39, her husband Christopher Yost, 34, their friend Arthur “Billy” Boucher, 28 and a blood stained dog in their home.

Jennifer is an active participant in the community’s “furry” subculture. The furry subculture involves people interested in fictional anthropomorphic animal characters with human attributes. These people gathered in conventions wearing “fursuits”.

Police authorities arrested a 21 year old US Army Private, Joshua Acosta and Frank Felix, 25. Just like the victims, both have connections to the furry fandom. The Police charged them with three counts of first degree murder.

The search warrant affidavits were filed on the day of the murder and were published on Tuesday.

According to the police report, officers found two girls, aged six and nine on the front porch. Inside the house, officers found Christopher on the couch with a gunshot wound in the head. Police found Jennifer inside one of the bedrooms, also dead from the shotgun wound.

Authorities found their friend “Billy” just outside a doorway to the backyard with wounds officers mistook as trauma from a blunt object.

Blood splattered pieces of evidence

Forensic scientists gathered multiple pieces of evidence at the scene. It includes clothes, shotgun pellets, an orange backpack and swabs of blood from different areas of the house.

Furthermore, they collected blood samples from a door of a Dodge van parked in the garage and from the dog’s back.

In the in initial report, Jennifer’s 17 year old daughter, Katlynn Goodwill-Yost was missing. The teenagers social media accounts had links to the “furry” fandom as well. Police eventually found Katlynn and had taken into custody.

Police declined any statements if Katlynn had any connection with the crime. The teenager’s being a juvenile prevents the police from releasing any information. Nevertheless, they did not file a case against the teen.

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