MORE On Thursday's Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting In Boulder Creek

An allegedly armed man who was shot by deputies in Boulder Creek late Thursday night succumbed to his injuries early this morning, a Santa Cruz County sheriff’s spokesman said.

Around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, deputies responded to a reported family dispute at a home in the 15000 block of Fern Flat Road, sheriff’s Lt. Kelly Kent said. Deputies arrived and met with residents of the home, who reported a man who lived there was inside breaking furniture, Kent said.

About 45 minutes later, the man emerged from the home carrying a rifle and a shotgun, prompting two deputies to shoot at him, according to Kent. The man was injured and airlifted to a San Jose trauma center where he was pronounced dead shortly before 4:30 a.m. today, Kent said. The deputies were not injured in the shooting, the spokesman said.

Investigators are looking into the circumstances leading up to the incident, Kent said.

Sheriff Jim Hart will be addressing the shooting during a news conference today at 11 a.m.

--Bay City News