Ventura County DA Says Deadly Officer Involved Shooting In Simi Valley Was Justified
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Updated--The Ventura County District Attorney's Office says the deadly officer involved shooting of Derrick Padilla by Simi Valley Police Officers David Maupin and Daniel Stradling on April 28th, 2022 was justified.
The DA's investigation, review, and report concludes that the officers "acted reasonably, and their use of deadly force in self-defense was justified."
Padilla was a murder suspect who opened fire on the officers and they returned fire killing him.
They were the first to come upon 29-year-old Derrick Padilla of Los Angeles on the night of April 28, 2022 in the area of First Street and Los Angeles Avenue.
Simi PD had been alerted by LAPD that Padilla, a parolee, was wanted for murder.
They say when Maupin and Stradling encountered Padilla, Padilla opened fire and the officers returned fire killing Padilla.
The officers were not injured.
Below you will find our original story and the report issued by SVPD at the time of the incident.
Meanwhile, here is a link to the DA's final report...
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Below is our previous story and SVPD's original report on the incident...
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"The Simi Valley Police Department is releasing the body-worn camera footage for the April 28, 2022, officer-involved shooting incident that occurred in the area of First St. and Los Angeles Ave.
Please refer to the YouTube link below:
https://youtu.be/ZIYqBwrLR10
Here is the previous story--Simi Valley police have identified the two officers who fatally shot a murder suspect on April 28th as veteran law enforcement officers with a combined 27 years of experience.
They say Senior Officer David Maupin has over 17 years of experience starting with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office in 2005 and then with Simi PD since 2016.
He is currently assigned to the Patrol Bureau as a Field Training Officer.
Officer Daniel Stradling has 10 years of experience in law enforcement beginning with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office in 2012 and then with Simi PD since 2015 and is currently assigned to the Patrol Bureau.
They were the first to come upon 29-year-old Derrick Padilla of Los Angeles on the night of April 28th in the area of First Street and Los Angeles Avenue.
Simi PD had been alerted by LAPD that Padilla, a parolee, was wanted for murder.
They say when Maupin and Stradling encountered Padilla, Padilla opened fire and the officers returned fire killing Padilla.
The officers were not injured.
Simi police say the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
And here is the news release issued by SVPD...
BACKGROUND INFORMATION REGARDING THE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
On April 28, 2022, The Los Angeles Police Department provided information to the Simi Valley Police Department that Mr. Derrick Padilla was a parolee wanted for murder. LAPD further advised us that Mr. Padilla was armed and dangerous and possibly in the City of Simi Valley. At approximately 8:00 pm, Senior Officer David Maupin and Officer Daniel Stradling located a male subject matching the murder suspect’s description in the area of First St. and Los Angeles Ave. Both officers contacted the subject and during the contact, Mr. Padilla produced a firearm and shot at the officers. Both officers returned fire and struck the suspect.
As soon as the scene was safe, Officers attempted to render aid and called for medical assistance. The Ventura County Fire Department and the American Medical Response Paramedics arrived on the scene and provided medical aid. Mr. Padilla succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Mr. Padilla was 29-years-old City of Los Angeles resident.
