Officer-Involved Shooting Leaves One Man Dead Inside Goleta Grocery Store
Caleb Nguyen
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated with additional investigation detail released by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office on October 30th.
GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – New details released Thursday by The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBCSO) regarding an October incident, which started as an assault with a deadly weapon that turned into an officer involved shooting.
Officers were called to reports of a suspect actively assaulting a victim at incident at 2:39 p.m. at the Ralph’s grocery store at the 5100 block of Hollister Ave. in Goleta, according to the SBCSO. Detectives have now learned the altercation came about when the suspect was seen abusing the victim’s dog.
The adult victim was stabbed twice by 34-year-old Abdou Rahman Nyan of Connecticut.
Nyan fled to the nearby Ralph’s grocery store and barricaded himself inside a bathroom at the back of the store.
SBCSO deputies say Nyan died after being shot following an attempt to apprehend him.
The Sheriff’s office says while armed with a knife, Nyan suddenly opened the door, pushed through a create barricade and charged through deputies. Sergeant Eric Delgadillo and Deputy Anthony Muneton fired six rounds, stopping the attack.
“What is immediately clear is that deputies contacted the adult male suspect and attempted to apprehend him although there was an altercation and the suspect was shot and deputies were not physically harmed the suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene, the identity of the suspect is pending and we’ll provide further updates as they become available,” said Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Raquel Zick.
Witnesses told Your News Channel as employees and shoppers left their carts and headed for the door, they heard the gunfire.
Some workers waited patiently to be allowed back into the store to retrieve car keys, phones and other belongings before heading home.
A California Department of Justice vehicle arrived to take on the investigation.
Other businesses in the Magnolia Shopping center remained open.
The stabbing victim was treated at a local hospital and has since been released. The victim’s dog was unharmed.
The involved officers have been put on administrative leave.
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