Officer-Involved Shooting in Santa Clara

By Robert Haugh

In the early morning hours of July 5, Marysville Police Department advised Santa Clara Police Department of a homicide suspect who may have fled to Santa Clara.

Having provided SCPD with identifying information about the suspect, a Santa Clara police officer saw a man matching the homicide suspect’s description walking on Bowe Ave, south El Camino Real, near the Save Mart Supermarket at around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.

The suspect immediately fired at the officer with a handgun, with the officer returning fire, apparently wounding the suspect, with the suspect fleeing into the nearby Saratoga Creek.

Several SCPD officers, assisted by officers from the Sunnyvale and a California Highway Patrol helicopter responded, assisting the initial officer. Responding officers kept the suspect contained in the creek.

Approximately one hour after the initial shooting, several members of the SCPD Special Response Team located the suspect hiding in the creek. More shots were fired and the suspect was fatally injured. No officers or other persons were injured.

SCPD has not released the identity of the suspect, as the identity is pending coroner’s identification. However, the suspect is believed to be 21-year-old Ian Sloan York, according to Marysville PD.

On Saturday, July 4, Marysville PD received a 911 call relating to shots fired at an apartment complex at 11:30 p.m. Officers arrived, discovering a 19-year-old female with a single, fatal gunshot wound to the chest.

During the course of the investigation, a second victim, a 21-year-old male was located with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to an extremity. He was treated for his injuries and later released from the hospital.

According to Marysville PD, witness statements identified the suspect as York, who recently moved to Marysville from Indiana. According to witnesses, York and the 19-year-old-victim were in a dating relationship, having been involved in a domestic dispute earlier in the evening.

Per standard procedure, the officers involved in the shooting will be placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, which is being conducted by Santa Clara Police detectives and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.