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District Attorney's office confirms 53-year-old Richard Kollin was shot by police on Wednesday

Posted at 4:15 PM, May 30, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-30 20:30:22-04

The Kern County District Attorney's office has confirmed that 53-year-old Richard Kollin was shot by Tehachapi police officers Wednesday night outside of the Holiday Inn Express.

In a statement released last week, Tehachapi Police Department says officers responded to a call for a suspicious person in a vehicle. After speaking with Kollin, police say he ran from his vehicle into an open field. Police say they then shot Kollin, who was transported to Kern Medical with two gunshot wounds.

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Kollin's medical status is unknown at this time.

The District Attorney's office is now investigating the shooting.