Deputies reported that when the arrived to investigate the wife's report of assault, Codd refused to leave the home. Deputies said Codd eventually left the home and confronted officers with what appeared to be a weapon. Officers fired their weapons, striking Codd.
He was declared dead at the scene.
The Lake Elsinore Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff's Department are investigating the shooting. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Central Homicide Unit at at (760) 393-3527 or Investigator Sam Morovich at the Lake Elsinore Police Station at (951) 245-3300.
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