Aaron Forgash, 38, of Long Beach, California, died on November 11, 2014, after a multi-agency pursuit that began at a Home Depot in Corona. Officers say the incident started when Forgash attempted to buy items with a fraudulent check and fake identification; employees reported the fraud and Forgash fled in his minivan. Corona police and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies pursued him for several miles, including through the Eagle Glen Golf Course, where his vehicle scattered golfers and damaged the course.

The chase ended on Palma Bonita Lane in Perris, where deputies Michael Heuer and Robert Powe opened fire. Deputies reported Forgash reached into his waistband; later accounts indicate he was unarmed when shot. Forgash’s mother, Teri Jecmen, filed a federal wrongful-death suit alleging excessive force and that he posed no threat of death or serious bodily injury. In 2018, Riverside County agreed to a $900,000 settlement for the family, with structured payments to Forgash’s children; the county did not admit fault. Both deputies returned to duty and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office conducted a review whose results were not immediately public.

Are there witnesses or documents from the chase or the Perris shooting that could shed more light on what happened that day?