A motorcyclist was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop in Newport Beach on Thursday night, April 17, police said.
At around 9:15 p.m., officers pulled over a motorcycle near Pacific Coast Highway, between Superior Avenue and Hoag Hospital, Newport Beach police said.
Police said the man became uncooperative during the stop, and an officer-involved shooting occurred. What prompted the shooting was not disclosed.
He was taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead.
Guillermo Tagalogon, who lives near Hoag Hospital, told OnScene.TV, a freelance news organization, that he heard six or seven gunshots.
No officer was injured.
The identity of the suspect had not been released. It was not clear whether or not the man was armed with a weapon.
On Friday morning, the California Department of Justice, which investigates police shootings of unarmed civilians, announced that it was reviewing the shooting.
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