Deputies responded to an apartment complex after hearing multiple reports from neighbors saying they heard a man screaming and saying that he was going to kill someone. Daniel Ayala allegedly lunged at responding deputies with a knife before he was shot and killed by multiple deputies.
Victim's Name: Daniel Ayala
Agency Responsible: San Diego County Sheriff's Department
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: November 12, 2018
County: San Diego
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4181
Geography: Rural