Woman Killed in Little Italy After Allegedly Stabbing Officer Identified

SAN DIEGO—Authorities Tuesday publicly identified the woman who was fatally shot by law enforcement personnel when she allegedly stabbed a police officer with a large kitchen knife as court services officers were trying to evict her from her Little Italy condominium. Yan Li, 47, was struck at least once by gunfire when three San Diego County sheriff’s deputies and an officer with the San Diego Police Department opened fire on her at a residential complex in the 400 block of West Beech Street on Thursday afternoon, San Diego Police Lt. Matt Dobbs said. Li died at the scene. The San Diego Police Department canine unit officer who suffered the stab wound to his chest was treated at a trauma center and released later in the day. His name has not been released. The personnel who fired their guns during the encounter have been identified as San Diego Police Officer Rogelio …

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