Armando Salvatierra, 26
San Jose, California
May 03, 2020
Agencies: San Jose Police Department California | Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office California | Santa Clara District Attorneys Office California
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Overview 
26-year-old Armando Salvatierra was shot and killed by police officers near the SAP Center in San Jose on Sunday according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
According to police, when officers arrived on scene, they located a man in the middle of the intersection, suffering from multiple stab wounds.
Police say they spotted the suspect who was on scene and armed with a knife. The suspect did not comply with officers' commands to drop the knife.
The suspect reportedly advanced on the officers, and discharged their firearms in response.
Body cameras were used.
The officers were not injured.
The San Jose Police Department identified the four officers involved in the deadly confrontation as Thomas Barnard, Pete Christian, Oscar Medina and Armando Ramos.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1671535?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=6acac2bf8c7f419e3d4011d4532d3aabe20c0bfa-1592211211-0-AZdCtoyVasT26w3d_LMZ6B-BpgaGAqTUuPDtfH-AZakfOBXiMeGlrmDiXYO5M7TfiK0wyd3J0q_hv4OSb4E1HbWWNXpOr3GdhSbyF_fNRScvdB-kAmZF7XdozofkOzAH4HI72ZYfrLwqf4cUqfC_lEUkm0js54_p9z0l22zpdQppGHJvA7OFm_WW3pk-iykg1nD4Exe0fkhHXLCLjirVLQ7XVMx37fWNj404elUKCaXfL8iyml58qXg52OdidEHZOj8pV8kdkGjdo3bV5_7vsDaHAbMzCj8zKuAH5QNqVUsh added June 15, 2020 08:55
- https://abc7news.com/police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-in-san-jose/6147421/ added June 15, 2020 08:13
- https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/06/san-jose-authorities-identify-stabbing-suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/ added June 15, 2020 08:13