Former Officer Who Drove Onto Gilroy HS Field, Prompting Police Shooting, Identified

Former Officer Who Drove Onto Gilroy HS Field, Prompting Police Shooting, Identified
Gilroy Police Department. 7301 Hanna St, Gilroy, CA 95020. (Map data @2018 Google).
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A former police officer was arrested on suspicion of stealing a car, assaulting a police officer and possessing methamphetamine after he drove onto a field at Gilroy High School on September 8 afternoon, prompting a police officer to shoot at him.

Chad Browning, 42, of Fresno, was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County Jail with the bail of $250,000 on September 8 evening, according to Gilroy police. Browning cooperated with detectives but police said he was incoherent when he tried to explain his actions.