Berkeley – An armed man fired on April 13 by the police who responds to an incident of domestic violence is the same person Arrested last month after activating a stunning gun that turned a protest at a Tesla dealershipAccording to authorities and judicial records.
The suspect, Ricardo González Ruiz, 33, who was reserved in the Santa Rita prison on Tuesday after a stay at the Leghy Hospital, accused of April 18, 17 serious crimes accounts as a result of the confrontation of April 13.
They include an assault charge with a mortal weapon that probably causes a great body injury about a peace officer, 12 positions to exhibit a firearm in the presence of an officer and four charges of illegal firearms activity. He is being a bail and is scheduled to be prosecuted on Thursday.
The charges were explained in the criminal complaint filed against him. A declaration of probable cause, a public document where they contain details of the alleged crimes, was not available on Wednesday.
Just although the Tesla incident occurred on March 22, was not accused until April 21 of a vice charge of displaying a mortal weapon in the case. He was scheduled to appear before the court on May 8 in that case.
The police shooting occurred after the officers responded to a call from a woman shouting to get help around 6:50 am April 13 inside an apartment building in the 1700 block of University Avenue, where Ruiz resides. The authorities said the woman and Ruiz are familiar.
The police said that the officers contacted Ruiz at the residence and said that Ruiz threatened to shoot the officers and left the armed department with a gun.
The officers secured the area, evacuated nearby apartments and begged to negotiate with Ruiz while making sure that people inside the apartment were safe.
While the police were out of the building, they could hear shots inside, authorities said.
When Ruiz left the apartment around 7:40 am, armed with an AEA HP SS Air gun that shoots granules, he allegedly pointed it to the officers and received a subcontracting shot, authorities said. There was some evidence that indicated that he shot the gun and then recovered a shotgun in his department, they added.
Police said they will release more details of the shooting, including the video, in the coming weeks.
Ruiz, who is also called Rick Fuze, was arrested on March 22 that became a protest for about 175 people at the 4th Street Tesla dealership in Berkeley. The authorities described him as the lonely counterprothester, who approached the crowd by bicycle.
When several protesters blocked their way, he pledged to them, allegedly wielding a stunned gun and activating it. A Berkeley nearby police officer monitoring the protest heard that the weapon was activated and arrested. No one was beaten by the stunning and Ruiz gun later said he was acting in self -defense. It was possible released from custody pending a review of the case by prosecutors.
