OIS 2017-006 - Critical Incident DebriefAny notes taken during the
meeting are for the sole
purpose of this discussion
Note Taking
This is a preliminary
synopsis of an on-going
investigation, based on
preliminary police reports.
The facts presented today
may change as the
investigation progressesPreliminary Briefing
Date: June 7, 2017@ 0005
Lighting: Dark/Street and Vehicle Lighting
Weather: Cloudy
Officers respond to a 245 no-hit shooting at Spring Street
and Studebaker Road. The CP/Victim is an off-duty CHP
Summary: officer and the suspect is his live-in girlfriend. Officers
contact the suspect in front of her residence and a 998
occurs.
Officer Eduardo Reinhold
Unit: 2A17
Vehicle: 18739
DID: 5572
Hired: October 17, 1994
Uniform: Standard Police Uniform
Last qualification: January 13, 2017
Rounds discharged: 16
Force used: Lethal
Weapon: HK USP Compact .45 caliber
Injuries: None
Involved Officer
Officer Brian Neal
Unit: 2A15
Vehicle: 18769
DID: 6325
Hired: May 30, 2006
Uniform: Standard Police Uniform
Last qualification: January 27, 2017
Rounds discharged: 13
Force used: Lethal
Weapon: Glock Generation 4 .40 caliber
Injuries: None
Involved Officer
Officer: Richard Wharton
Unit: DUI2
Vehicle: 17243 (Motorcycle)
DID: 5771
Hired: June 8, 1998
Uniform: Standard Motor Officer Uniform
Last qualification: February 9, 2017
Rounds discharged: 5
Force used: Lethal
Weapon: Springfield XD-40 .40 caliber
Injuries: None
Involved Officer
Officer: Omar Deleon
Unit: 2A70
Vehicle: 18709
DID: 10238
Hired: October 4, 2007
Uniform: Standard Police Uniform
Last qualification: January 27, 2017
Rounds discharged: 2
Force used: Lethal
Weapon: Springfield Operator .45 caliber
Injuries: None
Involved Officer
Officer: Rudy Rodriguez
Unit: 2A70
Vehicle: 18709
DID: 10909
Hired: March 23, 2016
Uniform: Standard Police Uniform
Last qualification: January 24, 2017
Rounds discharged: 5
Force used: Lethal
Weapon: Springfield Operator .45 caliber
Injuries: None
Involved Officer
Michele Anne Marie Rice
Age:33
Gang Affiliation: None
Status: Deceased
Injuries: GSW
Rou nds discharged: None
Force used: Raised gun towards officers
Charges: 664-187 on initial victim, 664-187 on a PO
and CCW
Applied for CCW with Santa Ana 01/20/16 then
withdrew application in 06/29/16
Michele Anne Marie Rice
Age: 33
Gang Affiliation:None
•Mother of 15-year-old daughter (lives out of
state with biological father)
•
•Mother of 8-year-old son (lives with biological
father)
•Was a current applicant with City of Long
Beach for Police Recruit
•In the background process
•Psych Interview, Psych Test and Polygraph all
scheduled for the end of June Decedent
N
•23:55 –245 Shooting Call is entered into CAD
•00:00 –First unit on scene (DUI2)
•00:01 –Unit makes contact with the victim on Rosebay
•00:03 –Fox indicates subject is on the porch of Studebaker
•00:04 –2A17 indicates he has one at gunpoint
•00:05 –998
•00:06 –Officers administer CPR until Fire
arrives and they determined her deceased
Timeline
•Suspect Purchased cigarettes at Dick’s Palm
Liquor at 2107 hours
•Purchased what appears to be a bottle of
Champagne at 2139 hours (Shooting @ 2355)
•62 phone connections between victim and
suspect from time she left the residence to
the time of the shooting.
•No video of 245 or OIS
Info
•Been in a dating relationship for 2 years and currently living together
•Argued for approx. 30 minutes. Suspect leaves the residence at 2100 hours, leaving key behind.
•Several texts and phone calls between them up to the 245 shooting (approx. 3 hours)
•Believed she had been drinking, she makes statements she is going to come back and kill him
•He leaves the residence in his truck, 245 shooting occurs and he calls PD
•Stated she had a fascination with police and becoming a Police Officer
•Potentially suicidal
245 Victim Statements
Initial 245 Shooting
N
Initial 245 Shooting
Initial 245 Shooting
Map of Incident
N
Scene
N
Scene
w
Scene
s
Scene
Reinhold and Neal's Position
Neal's Perspective w
Reinhold and Neal's Casings
Wharton's Position
w
Wharton's Perspective w
Wharton's Casings N
E
Deleon's Position
Deleon's Perspective
Rodriguez's Position s
Rodriguez's Perspective
Deleon and Rodriguez Casings E
E
Scene
N
w
Front Bedroom
Front Bedroom
Living Room
Decedent
Decedent
Gun .40 S+W
Tactical Issues
Equipment Issues
Training Recommendations
Policy Modification Issues
Department Concerns
Media Concerns
Review Projects Issued
Critical Incident Review Recap