The San Diego Police Department had withheld records and body-worn camera video of the shooting of Rosa Calva on May 23, 2020 in her East Village studio apartment
When San Diego police officers opened the front door to Rosa Calva’s apartment studio in East Village, the 26-year-old was holed up in her bathroom.
Police at the time said Calva “threatened” officers with the knife. The footage shows she was holding the knife in air, the blade pointed up, when Officer Andres Ruiz shot her in the chest and abdomen.Calva was seriously injured but survived. She was arrested and later charged in San Diego Superior Court with assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer. Her case is still pending.
The Commission on Police Practices, which reviewed the department’s internal investigation into the shooting, also raised concerns. In a report to the department, commissioners said they hoped the department realized “there are other means of de-escalation available” and urged the department to consider “additional training in that regard.”
According to the reports and the body-worn-camera video, officers tried to call Calva, but the number they had “did not work.” Officers summoned additional resources, including a police dog, and entered the apartment building. They gathered in a hallway on Calva’s floor and shouted orders for her to surrender.
There is no response inside the apartment, according to the video, so the police dog and two officers enter the unit and clear the common areas. When the handler finally enters the bathroom, he grabs Calva and appears to push her body, as if to try to pin her against a wall. He grips her right hand as she holds the knife in the air, the blade pointed upwards.
San Diego police Detective Sgt. Jared Thompson reviewed the case for any policy violations and reached a conclusion similar to Stephan’s: He said that based on all of the circumstances, it was reasonable for Ruiz to believe Calva, with a knife in hand, presented an imminent threat — which justified the shooting.
Clark was one of three use-of-force experts the Union-Tribune contacted. Others did not respond or were unavailable. The San Diego Police Department at the time denied requests for the video, citing an investigation and a criminal case against Calva.
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