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.