Yolo County Coroner's officials have identified a man killed in an officer-involved shooting in Woodland Thursday as Luis Gutierrez Navarro, 26, of Woodland.
Navarro's cause of death is listed as a gunshot wound of the neck and lower head, said Robert LaBrash, Yolo County's chief deputy coroner.
Woodland police shot Navarro Thursday afternoon after he allegedly brandished a knife at officers.
Sometime after 2 p.m., three members of the sheriff's anti-gang unit intercepted Navarro, who was walking on a freeway overpass, said police Lt. Charlie Wilts.
Wilts couldn't say why Navarro had been stopped - or if he was an alleged gang member.
The deputies were in a dark unmarked car, which remained at the shooting scene Thursday, parked at an angle to the sidewalk.
Navarro allegedly brandished a knife and refused to put it down - causing two of the deputies to fire, Wilts said. A total of four shots were fired, he said.
Navarro was taken by ambulance to Woodland Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Wilts said.
The officers' names have not been disclosed.
Because the shooting took place in Woodland, city police will conduct a criminal investigation, while the sheriff's department reviews the deputies' conduct.
The Justice Department had been called in to assist, Wilts said.
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Navarro's cause of death is listed as a gunshot wound of the neck and lower head, said Robert LaBrash, Yolo County's chief deputy coroner.
Woodland police shot Navarro Thursday afternoon after he allegedly brandished a knife at officers.
Sometime after 2 p.m., three members of the sheriff's anti-gang unit intercepted Navarro, who was walking on a freeway overpass, said police Lt. Charlie Wilts.
Wilts couldn't say why Navarro had been stopped - or if he was an alleged gang member.
The deputies were in a dark unmarked car, which remained at the shooting scene Thursday, parked at an angle to the sidewalk.
Navarro allegedly brandished a knife and refused to put it down - causing two of the deputies to fire, Wilts said. A total of four shots were fired, he said.
Navarro was taken by ambulance to Woodland Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Wilts said.
The officers' names have not been disclosed.
Because the shooting took place in Woodland, city police will conduct a criminal investigation, while the sheriff's department reviews the deputies' conduct.
The Justice Department had been called in to assist, Wilts said.
More...