The half-brother of Robert Fuller, the 24-year-old Black man who was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, Calif. last week, was shot dead by Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriffs on Wednesday.
Terron Boone was fatally shot by deputy sheriffs around 4:30 p.m. in a parking lot in Rosemond (Kerne County), about 20 miles north of Palmdale.
A shootout occurred as sheriff’s attempted to pull over a car that Boone was a passenger in.
Police allege that Boone opened fire on the deputies who returned fire. The woman driver was shot in the chest. She was treated for a gunshot wound at a local hospital and released late Wednesday, police say.
A 7-year-old girl was also in the car but she was uninjured, according to reports.
Boone faced multiple charges of assault, domestic violence, criminal threats and kidnapping, according to the LA Times.
Fuller was discovered hanging from a tree in front of Palmdale City Hall in Poncitlán Square around 3:39 a.m. Friday, June 12.
Authorities initially said Fuller committed suicide, but a Los Angeles coroner walked back the suicide theory.
A full investigation is underway into the case.
