The Imperial County District Attorney's Office is asking for help in their investigation into an officer involved shooting.

On Sunday , December 29, 2019 , El Centro Police responded to the area of Imperial and Main Streets after a man stole knives from a nearby store and told store employees he wanted to kill a police officer. The man , armed with a knife , refused to comply with officers commands to drop the knife. According to the El Centro Police news release , the man was shot with non-lethal bean bag rounds that did not appear to slow him down. The man , according to police reports , continued to advance towards officers who then fired and fatally wounded the man. The District Attorney's office is asking that anyone who may have any information regarding the shooting contact their office. Investigators are specifically looking for witnesses who may have interacted or seen the victim prior to the police responding to the scene , or anyone who may have actually witnessed the incident.