Investigators have released new details about a fatal officer involved shooting on the Central Coast.
It happened March 25, outside of a small market in Santa Maria. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's detectives say there was a confrontation between two groups of people in the parking lot. There was a fight. Investigators say Manuel Reyes Rios pulled out a pistol and started firing, wounding one person.
An off-duty Santa Maria Police officer who was in the store came outside, identified himself, held up his badge, and ordered the 19-year-old to drop his gun. Detectives say Rios failed to comply, and kept shooting at the group, as well as towards an occupied restaurant
The officer opened fire, fatally wounding Rios. No one else was seriously injured. The Sheriff's Office is handing the investigation into the shooting.
