The Santa Clara County Sheriff's office released the name of the man who was shot and killed by Fremont SWAT officers in Cupertino Sunday.
He has been identified as 34-year-old Sonny Lopez.
Lopez was wanted in connection with a deadly high profile beating in Saratoga and a homicide in Fremont. Both cases were home invasions, according to police.
Police say they had an arrest warrant in hand and were on a SWAT stake out in Cupertino Sunday morning after learning Lopez was inside an apartment complex on Miller Avenue.
Investigators said Lopez walked outside just after 2 p.m. They say after they approached him in full tactical gear and identified themselves as police, he ran off.
Police spokesman Bill Veteran said the officers fatally shot Lopez about a block away.
They said he was armed with a pistol, but did not immediately say whether he fired it. They said Monday that fact is still part of the investigation.
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Police say the man shot and killed his uncle, Larry Lopez last Monday. Lopez, 49, was found dead inside his Sycamore Street home by his son.
He is also a suspect in a brutal attack of an elderly Saratoga man and his daughter. The two were beaten inside their hilltop home back in December. Police said 94-year-old Charlie Maridon initially survived the attack, but later died of his injuries. His 64-year-old daughter was also beaten, but survived.
The motive for the Saratoga attacks was robbery, according to police. Police did not say what motivate Lopez to kill his uncle.
