Authorities are releasing more details about the fatal officer-involved shooting of a man in a supermarket on the South Coast.
On October 20, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff received reports of someone attacking a man with a knife at a grocery store between Santa Barbara and Goleta.
Deputies arrived to find Abdou Nyan barricaded in a restroom. They tried to negotiate with the 34-year-old Connecticut man, but he suddenly opened the door and charged at them with knives in both hands. They ordered him to stop and used a Taser, to no avail. Two deputies opened fire, fatally wounding Nyan.
The stabbing victim was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released. According to investigators, the incident started when Nyan abused the victim’s dog.
