A gold, star-shaped Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office badge graphic marked “Est. 1850” appears with large white text overlaid across the center reading “OIS.”
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING (OIS) - The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office logo, serving Mendocino County, California. (Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office via Bay City News)

Editor’s note: This story has been developing throughout the day and we post the most recent updates at the top. For more details on what happened earlier, just scroll down.

UDPATE 2/14/18 — Officials released the name of the woman who was killed. Here is that update.

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Adrian Fernandez Baumann is the managing editor of The Mendocino Voice and a founder. He lives in the Willits area and has a dog named Bravo.