Officer involved shooting in Del Norte County

On June 27 at approximately 10:55 A.M. CHP  assigned to the CHP Crescent City  Area responded 9-1-1 report of a male subject  covered in blood, on Anchor Way west of US-101. Emergency Medical personnel also  responded to the scene. The male subject was carrying a knife and aggressively approached medical personnel. Medical staff backed away from the male subject.  One Del Norte Sheriff’s Office (DNSO) deputy and two CHP officers arrived on the scene  and ordered the man to drop the knife. The male subject was non-responsive to  verbal commands. The subject aggressivelyapproachedthedeputyandofficers.

Thedeputy his electronic control device (taser gun) which proved to be ineffective. The subject continued to aggressively charge at the officers with a knife, and out of fear for his safety and the safety of others,  the CHP officer involved- shooting occurred. The subject was arrested at the scene and emergency medical aid was rendered . The male subject was transferred to Sutter Coast Hospital and succumbed to his injuries.  No injuries were sustained by CHP Officer and allied angencies.

Del Norte Sheriff / Coroner Garrett  Scott, without identifying the decedent, indicated the victim was not  a local but some  someone in his 40s.

Sheriff Scott deployed Deputy Lucas Brittain and K9 Zuko seeking out any possible metal device which might be part of the crime scene.