Men charged with murder in police shootout
Two men have been charged with murder in the death of a bystander who was accidentally shot by police during a shootout at a pizza parlor. The Associated Press reports:
SAN BERNARDINO-- Two men have been charged with murder for a shootout with Chino police that left one man dead in a pizza restaurant.
Joel Jaquez and Edward Cisneros were each charged Friday with 14 felonies in San
Bernardino County Superior Court.
Both suspects were allegedly trying to rob a Papa John's restaurant on Feb. 1 when they got in a shootout with police. An officer mistakenly shot and killed a bystander, 23-year-old Daniel Balandran. The two suspects and a police officer also suffered gunshot wounds.
Arraignment for the two 27-year-olds has not been scheduled. Cisneros remains in custody and Jaquez is hospitalized in jail.
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