James R. Castillo

How they died

Deadly force

Castillo and his wife had a fight, and his wife left the house with her two children. She said Castillo shoved her and was threatening suicide. Castillo soon called 911 himself and said, "I have a gun and I'm going to hurt [the] first person to come to the door." He barricaded himself inside, and officers heard what sounded like gunshots in the home. Over the next two hours he called police twice. He then opened the door and yelled, "Come and get me." Officers told him to come outside, but he ran at police. Officers found exploded firecrackers in the house.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that James R. Castillo, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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