A man was holding woman and and her children hostage inside a bedroom as the man paced the hallway in front of the room with two kitchen knives, with one in each hand. The man reportedly threatened to rush the victims and stab them if deputies came into the residence.The man ignored deputies' commands to drop the knives. After almost an hour of negotiations, the man allegedly rushed into the room, and deputies shot the man through the bedroom window, killing him.
Agency: Merced County Sheriff's Office
Motive: Assault with deadly weapon
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Jose Manuel Castro
Death Date: August 16, 2020
County: Merced
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6043