Suspected robber fatally shot by deputy identified
Authorities have identified the 23-year-old San Bernardino man who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy Monday night during a Highland home invasion robbery.
Shawn Dwayne Fox was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center, where he died during surgery at 8:47 p.m.
Fox and another man entered an apartment in the 25000 block of Ninth Street and demanded money from the residents. Sheriff's officials said there were five adults and four children in the home, including 6-month-old twins.
Fox and 23-year-old Sergio Jimenez started firing at deputies as they walked out of the apartment, and deputies said they returned fire. Fox was wounded but Jimenez was not injured.
Deputies used a police dog to take Jimenez into custody about a block away. He had property stolen from the residence.
Jimenez was booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer and residential robbery.
Anyone with information about may call sheriff's Detective Steve Pennington or Sgt. Tom Bradford, 909-387-3589.
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