Jose Alfredo Castro Gutierrez, a 39-year-old Mexican national, was fatally shot by San Diego police on October 19, 2020, in the Mountain View neighborhood of San Diego. Multiple 911 callers reported he was behaving erratically and destroying property inside a residence where he was staying as a houseguest; one caller said his behavior may have been drug-related and another said a 16-year-old girl had locked herself in a room out of fear.

When officers arrived Castro Gutierrez ran out of the home and charged toward them clutching a black metal curtain rod. One officer fired a beanbag shotgun, another deployed a stun gun, and Officer Isai Castillo discharged his service pistol, striking Castro Gutierrez. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead later that morning.

His widow, Ana Ojeda, said he had been experiencing paranoia and may have had schizophrenia and had been asking for help. The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging excessive force and failure to use non-lethal options; the Mexican Consulate pressed for an impartial investigation and raised concerns about handling mental health crises. If anyone knew Castro Gutierrez or witnessed the incident, can you share information that might clarify what happened?