DAVIS, Calif. — A person was shot and killed by the Yolo County SWAT team while they were serving an arrest warrant, according to the Yolo County Sheriff's Office.
Officials say the person killed was the focus of the warrant and no officers were injured. Lt. Dan Beckwith, of Davis Police Department, said the male suspect was wanted on several alleged sex crimes with a child and SWAT was called to serve a felony warrant around 8 a.m.
Lt. Beckwith said the suspect was in a structure on the property, and for several hours after the SWAT team arrived, they tried to get the suspect to surrender but the suspect was unresponsive.
Just after 12:30 p.m., the SWAT team opened fire on the suspect. It's not clear how many officers fired their weapons or what led up to the shooting.
The SWAT team consisted of members from the West Sacramento Police Department, the Woodland Police Department, and the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office.
The shooting happened on the 3000 block of County 88C in Dunnigan.
The Davis Police Department, who is not part of the SWAT Team, is taking the lead role in the investigation with help from the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office.
Additional investigations will happen for the involved agencies.
