San Diego Woman Shot After Charging at Man With a Pen

* (Disclaimer: The content in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only) San Diego, California — On April 15, 2026, just after 5:00 p.m., San Diego Police dispatch received a call reporting an assault with a deadly weapon in progress near 16th street and Island Avenue. Officer Grijalva arrived on scene and observed a woman, later identified as 32-year-old Denise Christy Guzman, approaching city workers while holding the object in her hand. Officer Grijalva repeatedly gave commands for her to "Drop the pick." Guzman then ran toward a man in the street while holding the object in her right hand. Officer Grijalva gave additional commands for her to "Drop The Pick." as Guzman charged at the potential victim, Officer Grijalva discharged his service weapon. When Officer Grijalva discharged his service weapon, Guzman was struck twice in the chest but showed no immediate reaction. After Officer Grijalva discharged his service weapon, additional Officers arrived on scene. Officer Grijalva observed that Guzman was holding a red pen and gave commands for her to drop it. Guzman turned her attention toward Officer Grijalva and began advancing toward him, holding the pen in a threatening manner. A sergeant, who observed Guzman advancing toward Officer Grijalva, drove his patrol vehicle toward Guzman in an attempt to stop her. As the sergeant drove toward her, Guzman redirected her attention away from Officer Grijalva. Officer Grijalva transitioned from his service weapon to his taser. Multiple Officers deployed their tasers and Guzman fell to the ground. After additional taser deployments, Guzman was taken into custody. Officers rendered medical aid until the arrival of San Diego Fire-Rescue Personnel. Guzman was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Guzman was holding a pen. Guzman has been criminally charged by the district attorney's office with Assault With a Deadly Weapon, Exhibiting a Weapon to Law Enforcement and Resisting Arrest. No Officers were injured in this incident. 🚨𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠. ⚠️𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡.⚠️ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Special thanks to Shout-Out Supporters on Patreon: - 'DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse' - Michael Griffin - John Doe - 'Twitchypowpow' - Lillian Daley - Tyrell Robertson - christine Grinter - 'Based Asuka' - 'The Evil Queen' - Benjamin Osgood - Gary Wilson - LJ - Edward Aquino - Brianna Wilkins - William - Cammy - Elisabeth Craig - Bobby Roach - Sarin Dipity - Becky Hopkins - thomas - Cody Stephens - Troy Polansky - Tulla Belle - 'quadrakyiro' - Scott Mackin - "John B. GunsSaveLife" - david wallace - Brice Danos - 'PhlyDaily' - RayJayOB - Josef Rex - 'Jun' - 'Xenik' - 'GotsNoGroove Cheryl' - Kelly Goodwin - 'Dawesenm' - Paul Rohrbaugh - 'AccuShoot.com' - Lisa Overly - Gerardo Flores - 'coco Coco' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliceActivity Follow us on X: https://x.com/Police_Activity 🛍️ Check out our Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/PoliceActivity 🛍️ - Links to the Best Dash Cams you can buy. VIOFO A329S 4K: https://amzn.to/42NUA0I Vantrue N4 Pro S 4K: https://amzn.to/4cVH5SV Garmin X310 4K: https://amzn.to/3QOEz8c BlackVue DR970X 4K: https://amzn.to/4tlFj2o REDTIGER F17 Elite 4K: https://amzn.to/4tHQymw THINKWARE ARC 700 4K: https://amzn.to/3OBWpuA - Security Cameras Arlo Ultra 4K: https://amzn.to/3RgGoe9 eufyCam S3 Pro 4K: https://amzn.to/3QJX25U Google Nest Cam 2K: https://amzn.to/4up9tCC Ring Spotlight Cam Pro: https://amzn.to/3P1xD7d Disclosure: Please note that we will receive a small commission from purchases made through our Amazon store. This is at no cost to you. It helps support our channel and allows us to continue creating content for you. Your support is highly appreciated!