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The Cutten man shot by officers in a critical incident nearly two weeks ago died Friday, the sheriff’s office says Lost Shore Outpost



The location of the shooting. Archive photo: Andrew Goff.

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Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

On May 3, 2024 at approximately 3:20 p.m., Kevin Jeffrey Burks (DOB June 30, 1991) succumbed to injuries sustained in the serious incident on April 25, 2024 in the Cutten area of ​​Eureka. More information will be available once a forensic autopsy is completed, which is expected to take place later this week.


This case remains under investigation by the Humboldt County Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT).


Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is asked to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Division at (707) 268-2539.