Authorities Friday identified a sheriff’s deputy and victim in a deputy-involved shooting earlier this week in Imperial Beach.
Deputy Maxwell Hammond, who has worked for three years with the San Diego County Sheriff’s office and is currently assigned to the Imperial Beach Substation, was identified as the deputy involved. Cary Gates of Evansville, Indiana, 51, was identified as the victim in the Dec. 21 shooting, according to the San Diego Police Department.
“At about 1:38 p.m., two San Diego County sheriff’s deputies and a sergeant were contacted by Gates near the Imperial Beach Pier, at 940 Seacoast Drive,” said SDPD PIO Cesar Jimenez. “During the contact, Gates stepped away from the deputies and produced a knife, making statements consistent with wanting to be shot by the deputies, then advanced toward them holding the knife in his hand.”…