Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Robert Guzman

Name: Robert Guzman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 01/13/2013
Location: 1100 block East Sunset Avenue
Santa Maria, California, 93454
County: Santa Barbara
Agency: Santa Maria Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Police responded to 911 call from Robert Guzman's neighbor, when Guzman's wife and child ran into her house for help. Wife had been stabbed by Guzman. When police arrived, Guzman was in the neighbor's garage and charged officers with bolt cutters held above his head. Guzman was shot eight times by two officers. Shooting was ruled a justifiable homicide by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.
Unique ID: 12237

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