Suspect killed at pot garden identified

<p>A suspected marijuana gardener shot dead by a Mendocino County Sheriff's officer Tuesday morning has been identified as Angel Hernandez Farias, 24.</p><p>Sheriff's officials described him as a transient. His origins remain under investigation, said District Attorney Meredith Lintott, whose office is investigating the officer-involved shooting.</p><p>Farias was shot after leveling his rifle at law enforcement officials entering the garden on U.S. Forest Service land in the northeastern corner of Mendocino County, sheriff's officials said.</p><p>Sheriff Tom Allman said the officer who fired the shot will not be identified until the investigation into the shooting is concluded.</p><p>-- Glenda Anderson</p>