About 1:45 p.m., a man reportedly entered a home with a firearm and took a young resident as a hostage. The sheriff's Hostage Negotiation Team tried to contact the man for several hours without success. The man was killed as the hostage fled the home.
Victim's Name: Jose Jesus Astorga
Agency Responsible: Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: June 6, 2019
County: Stanislaus
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 4805
Geography: Suburban