CA deputies kill schizophrenic man armed with spike bat
California deputies were responding to a mother who called to get help on deescalating the situation
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Riverside California sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man diagnosed with schizophrenia Monday after he came towards them with a spike-tipped baseball bat, authorities said.
Deputies were called to a home in Moreno Valley just after 12:30 p.m. by a woman who reported that her son, 33-year-old Jesus Antonio Rodriguez, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, "was under the influence of an unknown substance and being aggressive towards her," a Sheriff's Department statement said.
"When deputies arrived, Rodriguez ran to his bedroom and started yelling at them from the doorway," the statement said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jesus Antonio Rodriguez, 33, suffering from schizophrenia was killed by California deputies Monday. (Fox News)
Deputies tried to deescalate the situation but Rodriguez grabbed a baseball bat tipped with sharp metal spikes, authorities said.
Deputies fired twice with a stun gun, without effect, and Rodriguez was shot when he advanced towards them with the bat, the Sheriff's Department said.
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Rodriguez died at the scene.
No deputies were harmed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Moreno Valley is 70 miles east of Los Angeles.