Overview
- Deputies responded shortly after midnight to reports of a suspicious vehicle playing loud music on McCoy Road at the Camphora labor camp near Soledad State Prison.
- A deputy encountered a person armed with a rifle and fired, striking the man, who received first aid at the scene before being transported to a hospital.
- The deputy was not injured and has been placed on administrative leave under standard protocol for officer-involved shootings.
- Sheriff Tina Nieto said body-worn camera footage recorded the incident and has been turned over to the district attorney, and the video has not been released publicly.
- The man was identified by his stepfather as 20-year-old Rudy Rosas and was reported in critical condition, while investigators are still determining the exact location of the shooting and how many deputies were present.