Monterey County D.A. takes over officer-involved shooting investigation in King City

KING CITY, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office has taken over what a King City family is calling a deadly officer-involved shooting in front of their home.

Family members tell KION a family dispute is what led up to the shooting. They claim two brothers within the family were shot with one being killed by King City Police on Monday night.

King City Police and the D.A.’s office has not confirmed any information from the family.

According to police, officers responded to the 1200 block of Bluff Avenue after they received reports of a stabbing.

In that initial statement, police say the individual they encountered was “brandishing a knife” in a “threatening manner.”

After that, police say officers opened fire on the individual.

Family members at the scene told KION the person who was shot at, along with family members, were yelling “don’t shoot” prior to officers opening fire.

Family members identified the individual shot by police as a man and said he was shot multiple times before he died at the scene.

They also claimed about eight shots were fired, some of which struck a vehicle and a home.

No officer was injured in the incident.

“All inquiries for information regarding the incident are directed to contact the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office,” said Boyd.

Back in 2020, King City Police added weapons that had cameras mounted onto them and were one of the first departments in the state to allow this.

When we asked a police officer at the scene if this technology was still available they refused to answer, deferring all questions to the main office.

When the D.A.’s investigators were asked about this technology and whether it could be used for their investigation, investigators said at this point they weren’t sure.

This is a developing story