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Officers were assisting in evacuations from the Mount Shasta Vista Subdivision, shortly after 8:30 p.m., due to the Lava Fire's rapid wind-driven expansion to the north. Police had closed the southbound lane of County Road A-12 to stop any traffic from entering. The driver of a GMC pickup starting approaching County Road A-12 from Shasta Vista Drive, and officers directed the driver to turn north, away from the evacuation zone. The GMC driver ignored those directions and started heading southbound. The driver allegedly raised his hand and pointed a semi-auto handgun at the officers, and officers from the sheriff's office, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Etna Police Department all shot and killed the driver.