The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has released new information about a deadly shooting that happened earlier this month in Goleta.
Detectives say the incident began around 2:30 p.m. on October 20 at the Ralphs grocery store on Hollister Avenue. Deputies responded to reports of a man attacking another person with a weapon. Investigators have now identified the suspect as 34-year-old Abdou Rahman Nyan of Connecticut.
Authorities say the confrontation started when Nyan was seen abusing the victim’s dog. Before deputies arrived, Nyan allegedly stabbed the victim twice, then ran into the crowded store and barricaded himself in a restroom…