Overview
- The confrontation began with a 911 call about a man carrying knives and on June 20 ended with deputies shooting Robert Castro and a deputy suffering a stab wound.
- Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies published body-worn camera footage, surveillance video and the 911 audio at the end of July to make the sequence of events public.
- The released video shows deputies arriving, Castro turning and running toward Deputy #1, reportedly drawing a knife and stabbing that deputy, which prompted the deputies to fire.
- Authorities say Castro had three knives, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, and the wounded deputy was treated at a hospital and released to recover.
- The DOJ’s AB1506 investigation remains open and will be forwarded to the Special Prosecutions Section for an independent review, a step that will determine whether criminal charges are warranted and shape public scrutiny of department transparency.