http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/24826 Synopsis: Officer Involved Shooting in Delano Details: Synopsis:&nbsp; Details: NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters.&nbsp; Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do so. DECEDENT'S NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Manuel Ayon CASE#:&nbsp; C-0854-08 CITY OF RESIDENCE:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Delano, CA AGE:&nbsp; 16 years TYPE OF CASE:&nbsp; Officer Involved Shooting DATE OF INCIDENT:&nbsp; 04/14/2008 TIME:&nbsp; 0245 hours LOCATION: Intersection of 14th Avenue &amp; Belmont Street in Delano, CA DATE OF DEATH:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 04/14/2008 TIME:&nbsp; 0245 hours PLACE OF DEATH:&nbsp; At Locatio INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Kern County Sheriff's Office Details:&nbsp; The decedent was shot by deputies after a vehicle pursuit. Comments:&nbsp; None DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, Sheriff-Coroner Synopsis: Officer Involved Shooting in Delano Details: Synopsis:&nbsp; Details: NEWS RELEASE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CORONER DIVISION This news release is prepared under the direction of the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator for the convenience of news reporters.&nbsp; Facts concerning news events of major importance, which occur after the preparation of this release, will be made available to reporters at their request as soon as it is possible to do so. DECEDENT'S NAME:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Manuel Ayon CASE#:&nbsp; C-0854-08 CITY OF RESIDENCE:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Delano, CA AGE:&nbsp; 16 years TYPE OF CASE:&nbsp; Officer Involved Shooting DATE OF INCIDENT:&nbsp; 04/14/2008 TIME:&nbsp; 0245 hours LOCATION: Intersection of 14th Avenue &amp; Belmont Street in Delano, CA DATE OF DEATH:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 04/14/2008 TIME:&nbsp; 0245 hours PLACE OF DEATH:&nbsp; At Locatio INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Kern County Sheriff's Office Details:&nbsp; The decedent was shot by deputies after a vehicle pursuit. Comments:&nbsp; None DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, Sheriff-Coroner en-us 35.772637 -119.256986 <p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: small">I'm sorry another 16 year old lost his life because of stupidity. Now &quot;mama&quot; is all over the TV boo-hooing about her &quot;baby&quot; and &quot;he never had no gun&quot; and &quot;he just wanted to be here for his baby&quot;.&nbsp; His BABY?????&nbsp; He's 16, running the streets AND he has a girlfriend with a baby?!&nbsp; Well why am I not surprised?!</span></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/24826/#c_224777 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/24826/#c_224777 <p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: small">I'm sorry another 16 year old lost his life because of stupidity. Now &quot;mama&quot; is all over the TV boo-hooing about her &quot;baby&quot; and &quot;he never had no gun&quot; and &quot;he just wanted to be here for his baby&quot;.&nbsp; His BABY?????&nbsp; He's 16, running the streets AND he has a girlfriend with a baby?!&nbsp; Well why am I not surprised?!</span></p> <p> Innocent criminal?  Yeah - NO!</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/24826/#c_224828 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/24826/#c_224828 <p> Innocent criminal?  Yeah - NO!</p> <p>&nbsp;I'm a teacher&nbsp; and see more and more of this&nbsp; mindless, selfish, useless behavior from more and more kids - some of which were/are my very own students.&nbsp; This kid, and he was a kid, made wrong choices at every juncture.&nbsp; Anyone with a knats sensability knows when the police lights come on, you pull over and are cooperative - didn't happen here - wrong choice; steal a car - wrong choice; run the streets at night - wrong choice; make questionable movements - wrong choice; got a 15 year old pregnant - wrong choice.&nbsp; WRONG CHOICES!!!</p> <p>By the way, where was mama and daddy?&nbsp; Where were parental controls?&nbsp; Where was the tough love that might have saved this kid's life?&nbsp; Throw his gangster ass in a boot camp, church camp, boy scout camp, or juvenile hall - but do something.&nbsp; Manuel's life is past saving, so do something to save another brother, nephew, uncle, etc etc, etc.</p> <p>I have no sympathy for mama, her boy was bad - not the cops.&nbsp; Accept the responsiblity, place the blame where it should go, on a boy gone bad.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/24826/#c_225386 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/24826/#c_225386 <p>&nbsp;I'm a teacher&nbsp; and see more and more of this&nbsp; mindless, selfish, useless behavior from more and more kids - some of which were/are my very own students.&nbsp; This kid, and he was a kid, made wrong choices at every juncture.&nbsp; Anyone with a knats sensability knows when the police lights come on, you pull over and are cooperative - didn't happen here - wrong choice; steal a car - wrong choice; run the streets at night - wrong choice; make questionable movements - wrong choice; got a 15 year old pregnant - wrong choice.&nbsp; WRONG CHOICES!!!</p> <p>By the way, where was mama and daddy?&nbsp; Where were parental controls?&nbsp; Where was the tough love that might have saved this kid's life?&nbsp; Throw his gangster ass in a boot camp, church camp, boy scout camp, or juvenile hall - but do something.&nbsp; Manuel's life is past saving, so do something to save another brother, nephew, uncle, etc etc, etc.</p> <p>I have no sympathy for mama, her boy was bad - not the cops.&nbsp; Accept the responsiblity, place the blame where it should go, on a boy gone bad.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>