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San Luis Obispo officers shoot suspect with less lethal munitions

May 26, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

San Luis Obispo police officers shot and injured a suspect claiming to have a firearm at the CVS Pharmacy on Madonna Road on Saturday evening.

Shortly before 8 p.m., a caller reported a man refusing to leave CVS. Officers arrived and found 55-year-old Steven Wilson, who began to yell at the officers to stay away from him.

Wilson told officers he had a firearm and wanted to die..

After approximately 20 minutes of negotiations, Wilson continued to threaten officers and refused to comply with their orders. Wilson then reached into a pack he was wearing at his waist.

Officers responded by firing less lethal munitions made of dense foam, striking Wilson in the leg. Officers arrested Wilson, who was not in possession of a firearm.

Officers transported Wilson to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries. They then booked him in the San Luis Obispo County Jail for felony resisting, tresspassing and local misdemeanor warrants.

He remains in jail in lieu of a $31,000 bail.

 


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“Foam munitions” makes it sound like they were using a NERF gun.


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Sounds like great ammo for a full auto with 300 hundred round belts. Unblocking freeways would be much easier.


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Still complaining about BLM protesters all these years later.

Advocating shooting, albeit misguided, civil protesters is not patriotic.


-17

Closing down a freeway sounds real “civil”… The county wisely decided not to prosecute the individual involved, who had her “15 minutes of fame” and “went away”.


As a matter of fact, I don’t recall many of these recent “protests” as “civil”. Burned buildings, disrupted traffic patterns, and a constant barrage of nonsense.


So nice to see that my “civil rights” were taken by folks claiming to protest in the name of “civil rights”.


It’s like my brother warned me on my way back to the US following my military service, “All they want is money”…


Given our history, we’ll be doing this again, and ironically, for the same reason…


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Triggered? Happy trailsā€¦.


-3

Thank you! That was actually very useful information for a problem I am dealing with in my locality…


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Lead is far cheaper in the long run for the taxpayer. Could have been another Make A Wish satisfied customer.


-11

Well, that explains all the sirens that night.


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