MARIPOSA – Authorities released a video Wednesday detailing a shooting involving a deputy and an armed suspect on August 28th.
The bodycam video shows the deputy arriving at the suspect’s property on the 4000 block of Dawn Road to serve a restraining order. After initially contacting the deputy, the resident goes back into the home. Moments later he appears behind the home armed with a rifle and engages the deputy in a shootout.
The deputy was able to return fire and strike the suspect in the shoulder. The deputy retreated to a safe distance and was able to call for help.
The suspect fled to a storage container on the property and barricaded himself inside. Shortly before 8:00pm the suspect’s adult son called 911 saying he and his elderly mother were still inside the home. They were safely evacuated by authorities.
Residents in the area were asked to shelter in place as they attempted to apprehend the suspect.
Shortly before 10:00pm the suspect, identified as Douglas Popke, was taken into custody. He was airlifted to a valley hospital for treatment of his gunshot wound.
The deputy was not injured and was placed on administrative leave while the incident was investigated.
