Edhat StaffSource: Santa Barbara County District Attorney
Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley announced today that she has concluded her legal analysis of the August 22, 2017, officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of Robert Earl Adams. This detailed analysis is posted on the Office of the Santa Barbara County District Attorney website at www.countyofsb.org/da.
PUBLIC REPORT ON OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING OF ROBERT EARLY ADAMS BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ON AUGUST 22, 2017
The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has completed its review of the investigation, conducted by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, of the homicide of Robert Earl Adams, age 30, occurring on August 22, 2017, in Orcutt, California.
The following analysis is based upon investigative reports, coroner’s reports, video and audio recordings, photographs and witness interviews taken during the investigation conducted by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (“SBSO”) and submitted to this office by SBSO Detective Wayne Flick. The District Attorney finds the shooting was a justifiable homicide under Penal Code sections 192(2).
