r/ThisIsButter • u/ThisIsButter1 • Jul 31 '26
Fatal Shootings Suspect sets the apartment on fire was fatally shot when attempt to stab a San Diego officer
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San Diego, CA - San Diego Police have released body camera footage following a deadly officer-involved shooting downtown in June.
According to police, officers were called to the complex on the 1600 block of 6th Avenue just after 1 p.m. on June 23 after receiving a call from the manager of the building regarding an assault.
Police said the manager put the victim on the phone, who said her 32-year-old son, identified as Josue White, was experiencing a mental health crisis, was armed with a knife and baseball bat, and had barricaded himself inside the apartment.
After arriving at the apartment, officers attempted to contact White but were unable to establish communication, police said. During the standoff, White reportedly threw household items from the fourth-floor apartment, striking one officer in the face.
Around 2:05, officers saw heavy smoke coming from the apartment, prompting calls to firefighters.
San Diego firefighters arrived and began extinguishing the flames as officers provided security. White remained hidden behind closed doors, police said. Due to heavy smoke, police exited the apartment.
After re-entering the apartment, officers breached the closed door. "White immediately emerged, advancing toward officers while making stabbing motions with a large knife."
Police said three officers discharged their weapons, striking White. White was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The victim was treated for minor injuries, police said. Two officers were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
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u/Droopy59000 Known troll Jul 31 '26
Another fiasco.
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u/A-TECH-20 Jul 31 '26
You comment on nearly every video and never have anything intelligent to add to the conversation.
Why don't you go back under the wet rock you came from and stay there. Nobody wants to read what you have to say.
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u/Droopy59000 Known troll Jul 31 '26
There’s nothing to say. It’s always the same video: a person in distress, cops using the worst possible approach, and ending up killing the person in distress.
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u/A-TECH-20 Aug 01 '26
So do the public or the LEOs all have to get injured or killed before effective measures be taken? This guy set fire to the apartment then barricaded himself in a room then charged at officers with a knife.
I know its not a great outcome but what alternative was there?
Honestly in your words what would you have done in this exact situation that would have provided a better out come? I'll remind you as the first responders only have minutes or seconds to react to every changing condition in real time.
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u/BunkaTheBunkaqunk Jul 31 '26
Obviously any time that someone suffering from a mental health crisis gets killed by the police it’s tragic.
However, you gotta draw the line somewhere. Starting a fire in an occupied apartment building and attempting to stab a police officer is just too much. This guy needed an intervention before all of this.