A routine eviction turned into a bloodbath in Porterville, California, leading to a jaw-dropping ending that has the internet stunned.
On April 9, 2026, deputies from the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the home of David Eric Morales to serve a final notice. They did not expect an ambush.
Morales was reportedly lying in wait with a high-powered rifle. He opened fire immediately, striking and killing Deputy Randy Hoppert, a veteran detective and former Navy corpsman.
After the fatal shot, Morales barricaded himself inside the house for hours. He turned the neighborhood into a war zone, shooting at officers and even blasting a police drone out of the sky.
The standoff took a cinematic turn later that afternoon.
Morales attempted to escape through a window, crawling through backyards in camouflage gear to hide in the brush. He was still armed and looking for more targets.
Around 6 p.m., law enforcement decided they had seen enough.
Instead of a standard shootout, a deputy behind the wheel of a BearCat tactical armored vehicle spotted Morales in the grass and drove straight over him.
Morales died at the scene under the weight of the massive truck. He was not shot; he was flattened.
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux did not mince words at the following press conference.
He told reporters that if you shoot at cops, you are going to get run over. He stated plainly that the suspect got exactly what he deserved.
While the internet debates the "no-nonsense" tactics, the sheriff remains firm: the suspect chose this ending the moment he pulled the trigger on a deputy.