Police killings
2013-2020

Robert Guzman

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 1/13/2013

Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA
1100 East Sunset Avenue

Police responded to 911 call from suspect's neighbor, when suspect'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 threatened them with the knife and hedge clippers. Guzman was shot eight times by two officers. Shooting was ruled a justifiable homicide by the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.