WATSONVILLE POLICE OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED A 22-YEAR-OLD MAN TODAY, AFTER HE STARTED SHOOTING A SHOTGUN INSIDE THE BIG-5 STORE ON THE 1-THOUSAND BLOCK OF GREEN VALLEY ROAD. THE MAN WENT INTO THE STORE AT ABOUT 11 A.M., AND FILLED OUT PAPERWORK TO BUY A RIFLE. HE RETURNED MINUTES LATER WITH ELECTRIC TOOLS, AND BEGAN SAWING OFF THE LOCK ON A GUN CASE, AND GRABBED AMMUNITION. SEVERAL EMPLOYEES HAD TO HIDE, WHILE THE MAN BEGAN BARRICADING THE DOORS. HE FIRED SEVERAL RANDOM SHOTS, HOWEVER NOBODY WAS INJURED. WATSONVILLE POLICE OFFICERS ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER, ENTERED THE STORE, AND SHOT THE MAN. HE WAS TREATED BY PARAMEDICS, BUT DIED AT THE SCENE. THE SHOPPING CENTER WAS CLOSED FOR A TIME, BUT MANY STORES HAVE SINCE RE-OPENED.
