Shortly before noon, a man, who was accompanied by a woman, appeared to fire random shots in the Vons parking lot in Nipomo. During an altercation at the gas station, the shooter shot about seven rounds while employees sheltered in an office. During a shootout with deputies and officers, the man was killed.
Agency: San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol
Motive: Shooting
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Unavailable
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Scott Huffman
Death Date: August 21, 2020
County: San Luis Obispo
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6110