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Allen Josue Topete-Guevara
Age : 22
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/30/2026
Location : Pine Ridge Court residence
City : Fort Mill
County : York
State : South Carolina
Agency : York County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/30/2026, deputies from the York County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home on Pine Ridge Court in Fort Mill, South Carolina, after a report that a person was unconscious and not breathing. When officers arrived, the individual, later identified as 22-year-old Allen Josue Topete-Guevara, was conscious and found inside the house holding a knife. The person barricaded themselves in a room. A deputy instructed Topete-Guevara to put the knife down and leave the room. Topete-Guevara opened the door and moved toward the deputy while still armed, and the deputy fired, fatally wounding him. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has been requested to investigate.