Fontana police shoot an armed suspect after he put a police officer in a headlock

A Fontana police officer fought for her life after an armed suspect put her in a headlock during a routine traffic stop in Yucaipa.

Fontana police released body camera video of two officers pulling over convicted felon Alan Metka at the intersection of Yucaipa Boulevard and 14th Street. The officer and her partner, both gang investigators, were in Yucaipa as part of a joint enforcement operation with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

In the video, one of the officers tells Metka that they pulled him over for a missing front license plate and a window tint violation. The two chatted for a while, with Metka admitting to the officer that he was arrested for using fireworks a few years ago. After the brief conversation, the first officer asks Metka to get out of his car and stand on the curb while he gives his information.

While the first officer went over Metka’s information in the patrol car, another officer stood on the side of the road with the suspect. She asked similar questions and searched Metka until she felt something in his right front pocket. When she asked what it was, Metka said, “My gun,” before attacking her and putting her in a headlock.

The two fought as the first officer ran from his car to help his partner. He fired a bullet, hitting Metka in the jaw.

He survived the shooting and was taken to a local hospital. Prosecutors accuse him of attacking a police officer with a deadly weapon.

None of the officers suffered injuries. Officers recovered the pistol at the scene.