Two Sheriff’s Deputies Placed on Leave Following Fatal Shooting of Stabbing Suspect at Ralphs in Goleta

Two days after Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man inside a Goleta Ralphs grocery store, new details have been confirmed — including that the initial altercation began with a stabbing and involved a dog.

The incident began at 2:39 p.m. Monday, October 20, when deputies responded to reports of an “active assault with a weapon” at the Magnolia Shopping Center on Hollister Avenue.

By the time they arrived, an adult male had been stabbed twice and cut with a knife. The alleged attacker — another adult male — had already fled into the grocery store…

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