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PREVIOUSLY

• UPDATE: Sheriff’s Office Names Deputy Who Shot and Killed Suspect in Cutten Incident Last Month
• The Cutten Man Shot by Deputies in Critical Incident Nearly Two Weeks Ago Died on Friday, Sheriff’s Office Says
• Sheriff’s Office Issues Statement on Today’s Shootings in Cutten
• (UPDATING) Deputies Shoot Man Believed to Have Shot Elderly Woman in Cutten This Morning; Fern and Cedar Streets Closed

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The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today released footage from the body-worn cameras of two deputies who were involved in April’s fatal shooting of 32-year-old Kevin Burks. 

Burks had shot a 75-year-old Cutten woman multiple times as she stood in front of her home, according to subsequent press releases from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, and in the video released today a deputy can be heard confronting him and yelling, “Show me your hands!” before telling his fellow deputy, “He’s got a gun” and then opening fire.

The deputy who fatally shot Burks was later identified as Lieutenant Conan Moore.

In the video released today, Sheriff William Honsal offers an overview of the events leading up to the confrontation. The video includes an audio recording of the elderly shooting victim’s 911 phone call.

The body camera footage picks up right before the deputies confront Burks on the 2400 block of Fern Street.

Honsal says, “The suspect refused commands, and he pointed the firearm at the deputies.”

Burks died in the hospital two days after being shot.

Toward the end of the video Honsal says, “The CIRT [Critical Incident Response Team] investigation has been completed and submitted to the District Attorney’s Office for review.”

The footage is graphic, and since it’s age-restricted it can only be viewed on YouTube. Click this link to watch the video.