Crime & Safety
Man Killed By San Jose Police May Have Killed His Child To Trigger Deadly Confrontation
Police said they tried to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect, Fremont resident Mateusz Dzierbun, refused to follow their commands.
July 15, 2025
San Jose Police said they suspect that the man officers fatally shot had killed his child and called 911 in order to get into a deadly confrontation with police on Sunday.
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He was identified by San Jose Police as 48-year-old Fremont resident Mateusz Dzierbun.
Just before 3:30 p.m., officers were called to Cataldi Park for a report of a stabbing. When they arrived, they found a man with a "large kitchen knife" hunched over a 9-year-old who appeared to be bleeding.
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Police said they tried to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect, Dzierbun, refused to follow their commands.
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