A MAN SHOT BY SALINAS POLICE OFFICERS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE SUSPECT OF A RECENT HIT AND RUN. ANGEL RUIZ WHO WAS KILLED OUTSIDE A WINGSTOP RESTAURANT ON SATURDAY WAS THE SAME MAN WHO BRAKE-CHECKED AN OFFICER ON HER MOTORCYCLE NEAR PRUNEDALE LAST WEEK. OFFICIALS SAY RUIZ POINTED A GUN AT POLICE BEFORE THREE OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED HIM. INVESTIGATORS DISCOVERED RUIZ’S GUN WAS FAKE. THE SALINAS MAN WAS ALSO A SUSPECT IN A NUMBER OF RECENT RESTAURANT ROBBERIES.
