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Update as of Sunday 3:30 pm: Salinas Police have arrested and released the name of the man involved in Friday's officer involved shooting.37-year-old Guadalupe Aguirre Espinoza was released from the hospital and booked into the Monterey County Jail.Police confirmed with Action News that the gun found on Espinoza, that he was brandishing at the Safeway store earlier in the evening, was an imitation gun.Espinoza is facing several charges including brandishing a replica weapon, violation of probation, and possession of methamphetamine. His bail was set at $ 1 million.Update as of Saturday at 1:00 P.M.Action news reporter Felix Cortez spoke with Salinas Police Chief Adele Frese this afternoon. According to Chief Frese they initially received a call about someone pointing a gun at customers, then a call about someone displaying a gun.They are still investigating exactly what happened. Chief Frese says, "the suspect did something that triggered officers to open fire."She also said, "Casting judgement can cause a lot of damage and we need to deal with facts, that's why the DA's office has been called in to do an independent investigation." Chief Frese confirmed a gun was recovered at the scene. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard protocol. Incidentally, police responded to that same Safeway a couple of hours earlier for an armed robbery. Chief Frese does not believe the two incidents are connected.Update as of Saturday at 10:49 A.M. Salinas Police have confirmed the suspect in last night's officer-involved shooting is a male and is currently in stable condition. We will continue to update this story as new information becomes available. Original story below posted on Saturday at 1:00 A.M.Salinas Police have confirmed an officer-involved shooting in the Safeway parking lot on Constitution Boulevard.The shooting happened sometime after 10:35 pm Friday night when a 911 caller reported a subject pointing a gun at customers.Salinas Police say five officers arrived on scene and shortly thereafter there was an officer-involved shooting with multiple rounds fired. Video of the shooting.The person shot was taken to the hospital with his condition unknown at this time.The Monterey County District Attorney's Office is now taking over the investigation. All five officers were wearing Body cameras and the video has been preserved as evidence as part of the DA Investigation.No officers were injured.We will update this as soon as we have more information.