A 35-year-old Ontario man was fatally shot Thursday afternoon by police who were called to his apartment to investigate a reported violent disturbance, authorities said.

Ontario police arrived at the apartment in the 500 block of N. Sultana about 4 p.m., a police news release said.

They heard the sound of a gunshot from inside, and as they retreated and took cover they heard a second gunshot, the release said.

A third shot was heard and a woman ran out of the apartment, followed by a man who stopped at the front door.

The man, later identified as Robert Anthony Serrano, yelled and “engaged the officers in a manner presenting threat to the safety of the officers,” the release said.

Officers opened fire, hitting Serrano, who died at the scene.

Serrano was on parole for domestic violence, but has had no prior arrests with the Ontario Police Department, the release said.

Later, police found a handgun inside the apartment, but investigators do not know if it was the weapon officers heard being fired when they arrived.

—Sarah Burge
sburge@PE.com

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