Amador County – Amador County Sheriff’s Department released details of an officer-involved shooting Saturday, and identified the subject killed as Gaylord Neil Story.

Amador County Undersheriff Jim Wegner released details Tuesday about the Saturday afternoon 9-1-1 call from a 53-year-old woman who lives on Primrose Lane in Pine Grove. The woman said her neighbor, Gaylord Neil Story, 59, “showed up at her property, covered in blood. The caller reported that she believed Story had been shot.”

She reportedly asked Story if he was “OK.” He replied: “I am now.” She “told Story she would call 9-1-1 for him” and he reportedly said “don’t do that.” She “fled into her residence and called 9-1-1, as Story attempted to force entry into the home.”

The sheriff’s release said the “caller fled the residence to an area near her horse stalls” and Story broke into her home. She last saw Story “searching for her near her horses.” The woman “fled to a nearby neighbor’s home.”

Amador Sheriff’s deputies responded at 5:58 p.m., interviewed the caller and then went to her property. “They immediately encountered Story standing near the residence and rummaging through the caller’s vehicle.”

“Story’s torso was covered in blood,” the release said. “Deputies ordered Story to show his hands.” Story reportedly replied: “You are too late.” The “deputies continued to give Story orders which he ignored,” the release said. “Deputies were ultimately able to see that Story was attempting to conceal a large knife. Story then ran towards the rear of the property.”

The release said “deputies followed Story who ran towards a wooded area behind two outbuildings. As deputies looked for Story, he appeared from behind the outbuildings. Story raised a large butcher-type knife over his shoulder and rapidly advanced on the deputies.”

The release said Story’s “immediate actions forced the deputies to discharge their firearms to protect themselves. Two deputies shot at Story. Both fired two rounds. Story was approximately 15 feet away from the deputy he was attacking when he was shot. A third deputy was present but did not discharge his weapon as he was not in a position to do so.”

A Sacramento County Coroner’s forensic report said three gunshots struck Story in the torso, and one in the thigh. The release said the examination “revealed Story had numerous self inflicted stab wounds to his torso, two of which were very serious, one of which would have been fatal.”

During the investigation, the release said the woman’s horse was stabbed and severely injured by Story. A veterinarian treated the horse at the scene. Wegner said the horse, a 14-year-old quarterhorse gelding named Toolie, was doing fine Tuesday and is expected to make a full recovery.

California Department of Justice is investigating the shooting. Involved deputies are still on administrative leave but are expected to return to duty next week.

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