Crime & Safety

Robbery Suspect Shot This Morning By Sunnyvale Officer Dies

Police reportedly were responding to an incident at a liquor store.

A suspect died after he was shot by Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety officers this morning, a public safety captain said.

The officers responded to reports of an armed robbery in the 1100 block of Tasman Drive at 11:10 a.m., public safety Capt. Jeff Hunter said.

Initial reports indicated the robbery was at a liquor store, Hunter said. Officers responded and shot the knife-wielding suspect, who was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

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Hunter did not immediately know what led to the shooting.

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