If the police come to this door, I'm
gonna kill everything in here. I promise
you that.
 Which way did he go?
 This way.
Guys, a kid.
 Yo.
 Hey, show your heads.
Shut your head. Shut.
 On May 19th, 2024,
a woman in San Diego, California, calls
911 in a panic. Her ex is outside
threatening to shoot through the door
and take their baby. But what begins as
a terrifying domestic dispute quickly
unravels into something far more violent
with the life of an infant hanging in
the balance.
Shot fire.
 The following is based on
official police records. Please note
that all persons charged with a crime
are presumed innocent unless and until
proven guilty in a court of law. The
call comes in just before midnight from
Harborview Villa's apartments.
 Okay. And
this is your ex-boyfriend at the door?
Well, my baby does. Yeah.
 And he's
threatening to shoot through the door.
Yeah.
 Does he have a weapon?
 Well, he
has a gun. I just don't know if he's
going to have it on him. He said he's at
the door, but I'm not going to the door.
So,
 okay.
 What is it?
 No. Stop, Stefan.
For real.
You serious? Are you serious? Don't do
that.
 Are you serious?
No. Stop. Stop. The man is 29-year-old
Stefan Nuttle, who's attempting to take
his daughter from the custody of her
mother. Fearing for both her safety and
her child's, the mother lets him inside,
but things only escalate from there as
Stfan takes the phone from the caller
and begins speaking to the dispatcher
himself.
 Hello.
 Hello.
 Hello. This is
Kim. How can I help you?
 Who's this?
This is Kim.
 Who's Kim? What's wrong
with you?
 I'm a friend. How can I help
you?
 Who's Kim? You can't help me. Can I
speak back?
No.
 Shut up.
 Shut up. Don't grab me.
Don't grab me.
 What is wrong with you?
You want
 down and shut up. You should do
Who the hell is Kim? I'm going to shoot
you in your mother.
 You know what I'm
saying? This going to be a movie. You
keep talking like I'm playing.
 I'm not
doing anything.
 With tensions boiling
over inside the apartment, officers from
the San Diego Police Department are
closing in. But before they arrive,
Stefan delivers a chilling warning.
Hello, Kim. Yes. How can I help you?
 If
the police come to this door, I'm going
to kill everything in here. I promise
you that. So, you call 911? I'm killing
people. My family already calling. You
know what I'm saying? So, call. I
promise you, you won't have the mom. No,
you
 Why would you do that to my friend?
You can have her. Fine. You want to have
her? Based on witness reports, Stfan
grabs their 11-month-old daughter from
her crib and heads for the door just as
officers begin to arrive.
Is this him in the red?
 There's no
description or nothing on it.
Yeah, it's going to be this guy right
here.
You know what?
It has to be
running with the kid, dude.
Yeah, that's him.
Officers quickly spot Stfan fleeing the
apartment complex with his daughter in
his arms, squeezing through a metal
fence as they move in.
 And triple four,
he's trying to go. Uh, he's going to go
down the
gate, dude.
The officers split up. Two return to
their patrol vehicle to drive around the
complex while one continues through the
fence on foot, but quickly loses sight
of him.
Damn. Did that guy go down this way?
[Applause]
Which way did he go?
 This way.
 He has a
kid.
 Yeah.
 Following directions provided
by a witness, the officer moves through
the trolley station parking lot and
enters the Creekide Villa Apartments.
Hey, did that guy come through here?
He had a baby.
But Stefan is nowhere to be seen.
I don't know, dude.
Each officer begins combing the area,
searching for any sign of him as a
search helicopter arrives overhead,
equipped with thermal imaging. He may
have slipped into the dark, but he can't
hide forever.
Hey, show your heads. Show your head
shot.
Stfan attempts to flee further down the
hill when Officer Robert Glattis opens
fire, striking him and sending him
crashing into the bushes below.
 Hey, you
guys good? Glattis.
Hey, Glattice.
 You shoot the gun? Yeah.
Okay. Where's the kid?
 Where's the kid?
He's right at the base of the hill. Uh,
additional officers arrive attempting to
get eyes on Stfan, but a burning
question remains. Where is the baby?
Where's he at?
 Somewhere.
I don't know.
 He's right here. And he
Where's the guy? He's in this bush. He
fell right behind this bush at the base
of this building.
 Okay. Does he have the
kid?
 I didn't see a kid. I saw the gun.
Stfan and the baby may be out of sight
from officers on the ground, but not
from the eye in the sky. With backup on
scene, officers move down the hill with
their weapons drawn, unsure if he is
still armed or what condition the baby
might be in.
 Hands up.
 Hands up. Both
hands up.
[Music]
Let me see your hands.
 Hey,
pull back.
 I'll pick up the baby.
 Okay,
I'll push up.
I'll push up, dude. You will be stuck.
Don't move. Do
 not move.
A
where you hit, dude?
 Both arms.
 Both
your arms. All right.
 Where's the gun
at, dude?
 I have one.
 Okay. I'm going to
search I'm going to search uh first aid,
dude.
 Okay.
 The baby is secured and
rushed from the scene as officers begin
administering first aid to Stfan.
Let's go to handcuff him real quick.
Yep.
 Going to turn him around. Face him
down.
Let's handcuff him.
You guys have a tourniquet for that
right leg?
 Yeah, I got a right leg. If
you guys work on half, I'll throw it on
his right leg.
Yeah, I'm good. I'm
 all right.
Let's get a tourniquet on that leg.
 Are
you both legs, dude?
 Hey, one leg, bro.
One leg.
 One leg. What about your arm?
What arms?
 Both arms?
 Yeah. After
securing Stfan and applying a tourniquet
to his right leg, officers move him to
the front of the apartments for more
space to continue first aid. But despite
their efforts, his condition is rapidly
deteriorating.
Water.
 What's that?
 Water.
 Okay, we'll
get you hang.
Sorry.
It's cuz you lost a little bit of blood.
Your body wants you to tell you to get
water, but you're not going to get water
right now. All right. Keep them on
there. Hey, buddy.
 What's your name?
Hey,
where it goes? Uh, maybe in my back.
Stay away for me. Keep talking for me.
All right. What's your name, man? Keep
talking to me.
 You're going to be all
right.
 Stfan is transported to Scripps
Mercy Hospital where he's rushed into
surgery. According to police documents,
Officer Robert Glattis fired his weapon
approximately nine times. six rounds
striking Stfan directly while two bullet
holes were found on the side of the
nearby apartment. At the hospital, Stfan
underos emergency surgery for multiple
gunshot wounds, including a fractured
humorous and a bullet that clipped the
artery in his right thigh, ultimately
surviving the incident. Toxicology
reports reveal a blood alcohol level of
0.130
along with fentanyl, THC, opiates, and
methamphetamine in his system. At the
time of his arrest, Stfan was not
carrying a weapon. However, officers
later recovered a pistol he had dropped
in the parking lot while fleeing, one
that an officer unknowingly ran right
past during the pursuit. What the
officer believed to be a weapon in
Stfan's hand at the moment he opened
fire was actually a cell phone. As for
the baby, she was evaluated by medics on
scene and found to have no major
injuries before being returned safely to
her mother. According to new sources, in
March 2025, Stfan Nuttle pleaded guilty
to multiple charges, including child
endangerment and assault with a
semi-automatic firearm. On May 1st,
2025, he was sentenced to 14 years and 8
months in state prison. Following his
sentencing, Stfan filed a federal
lawsuit against Officer Robert Glattis,
alleging the use of excessive and
unjustified force during the incident.
As of March 21st, 2025, the case remains
pending in the US District Court for the
Southern District of California with a
joint status report filed by Stfan's
legal team.