OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING S.S.

NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN SALINAS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE SHOOTING OCCURRED AFTER A MOTORCYCLE OFFICER TRIED TO STOP A VEHICLE (THAT HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT), AND THE DRIVER BACKED UP TOWARD THE MOTORCYCLE INSTEAD. BELIEVING THE MOTORIST WAS GOING TO HIT HIM, THE OFFICER REPORTEDLY DROPPED HIS MOTORCYCLE AND FIRED A ROUND THAT STRUCK THE REAR DRIVER?S SIDE WINDOW. THE SUSPECT WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL ON CHARGES OF ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, HIT AND RUN, D.U.I., AND DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE. THE OFFICER IS ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, PENDING THE COMPLETION OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 2:40 P.M. INCIDENT ON MARKET STREET.