Shasta County Sheriff's Office identifies man involved in deadly encounter with Redding Police

A man is dead after a violent encounter with the Redding Police Department at the Americana Modern Hotel.

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But first - a man is dead after a violent encounter with redding police.

Action news now reporter ana torrea is live at the american modern hotel where it happened early this morning.

Alan we now know name of the man who died.

Shasta county sheriff's office identified him as morgan davis of cottonwood.

We know the man was biting chunks of flesh out of his arm torrea is live at the american modern hotel where it happened early this morning.

Alan we now know name of the man who died.

Shasta county sheriff's office identified him as morgan davis of cottonwood.

We know the man was biting chunks of flesh out of his arm before police got him under control.

And we want to warn you: some of the video is disturbing.

Police rushed to the american modern hotel around 1 this morningã responding to a possible domestic disturbance.

When officers got to the hotel they say they saw davis outside his second floor room.

They talked him down.

Police say that's when he charged at themãbiting chunks of flesh out of his arm and spitting them on the ground.

They say they used a taser on davis, fired bean bags at him, sent in a police dog and beat him with their batons before finally getting davis under control.

Nearby business owners tell me they're shocked this happened so close.

I thought it would be much better but then you hear about this this morning// i was kind of surprised to see something like that go on over there.

Medics rushed davis to the hospital where he died.

Police searched his room at the hotel and found drugs and a knife.

Reporting live in redding, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on.

5 r-p-d officers are now on paid administrative leave.

The shasta county sheriff's department is handling the investigation.

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