after the incident officers immediately began providing first aid but Castillo didn't make it no officers or other members of the public were physically injured the two officers who fired their weapons were placed on paid administrative leave while the incident became the subject of separate investigations by Oakland police the Alameda County District Attorney's Office and the city's Community Police Review Agency the released footage provides a clearer look at the moments leading up to the incident but the investigations remain an important part of the case on July 13th, 2026 California Highway Patrol officers encountered an armed man near an encampment in East Oakland and called police for assistance the man identified by police as 43 year old Jose Castillo when Oakland officers arrived they repeatedly ordered Castillo to drop the weapons instead he continued walking through the area eventually reaching a nearby shopping center parking lot what happened next will end the encounter what happened next will end the encounter in a matter of seconds drop that yeah drop the hammer good over here drop that too drop that too yeah just drop it noooo here we go hey what you're detained right now you need to drop those right now what you're we're the police man alright don't do that 96S7 code 33 we got a subject holding two knives one at gunpoint okay running down to the main portion hey drop it drop the knife drop the knife drop it drop it drop it drop drop the knife drop it drop the knife I got taser drop the knife drop it drop the knife I'm not doing nothing I'm not doing nothing in policing terms this is the escalation phase commands have failed, compliance is off the table and now the officers are managing the moving threat in a populated area hey stop hey stop or we're gonna use force stop or we're gonna use force no drop the knife drop the knife ***** **** hey don't make we're gonna use force just stop I think I can leave it hey you drop the knife I'm leaving I think I can leave it drop the knife I have to drop it so he just keeps walking into the parking lot an at this point you can tell the officers know it's about to wrap up cause there is nowhere else for this to go stop it now stop it now don't move do not move are you guys all good yup yup alright who's contact we have a shield or like that we're good get your hands away from your body get your hands away from your body yeah we're good alright go for it alright go for it drop it man just drop it hey talk to me what's that what's that what's that what's that hey you can't go yeah let him go back here come on hey drop it drop the knife drop the knife drop the knife drop the knife drop the knife drop the knife don't move do not move are you guys all good alright who's contact you have a shield or like that we're good get your hands away from your body get your hands away from your body yeah we're good moments after the gunfire officers move to clear the area only when the scene is safe will medical help begin someone give me the that's 3 go for it that's 3 go for it want to practice starting in my place male hispanic in his 30s come on medical come on come on let's go let's go I got a chest seal right here was carrying 2 homemade spear-like weapons watch out watch out yep yep