A nine-hour police standoff in Salinas on Wednesday, May 31 ended with police killing 67-year-old Erin Howard Fischer. The encounter began in the morning when a Monterey County Sheriff's deputy served an eviction notice on Fischer; police said Fischer shot twice, injuring Deputy Jesse Grant.
A warrant cited an email from legal counsel for the landlord, nonprofit Interim Inc., indicating there was advance knowledge of the potential danger: “[My client] asked me to apprise the Sheriff’s Department that members of Interim staff are informed and believe Mr. Fischer has an active gun license and may have guns in his possession…please be aware that during the eviction process, Mr. Fischer may also evidence an aggressive demeanor.”
About 150 law enforcement officials from local, state and federal agencies responded, including SWAT teams and crisis negotiators from the FBI.
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