Jose Manuel Castro Killed by Merced County Sheriff's Office

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Category: Police - County
Old Crime Scene Address:
1300 Ida Street
Mapping Police Violence:

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

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