Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/31/2025

Location : 4700 block of Bermuda Avenue

City : San Diego

County : San Diego

State : California

Agency : San Diego Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On May 31, 2025, San Diego police responded to a welfare check for a man making suicidal statements and blocking traffic near Coronado Avenue. The man drove away in a black sedan police escalated a chase through Ocean Beach that ended when he crashed into another vehicle near Bermuda Avenue. He exited the car and allegedly retrieved a knife. Police fired beanbags and then opened fire and killed him. A civilian in another vehicle was injured. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality; 1 injured

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/one-person-dead-after-police-shooting-in-ocean-beach/3837605/
https://www.sdsheriff.gov/Home/Components/News/News/3483/514
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/officer-involved-shooting-in-ocean-beach
https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2025/05/31/police-shoot-kill-man-mercedes-benz-crash-ocean-beach/