Alejandro Valdez
Male, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 1/7/2018
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA
400 E. Mill St.
400 E. Mill St.
Around 6:20 p.m., Santa Maria police responded to a report of a disturbance in a home. Upon arrival, officers learned an armed suicidal man had been threatening family members inside the home. Police set up a perimeter around the home. The man then came out of the house armed with two knives and confronted officers, who shot and killed him.