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Sheriff’s Deputies Named in Santee Barricade Shooting as SDPD Opens Independent Probe

An SDPD probe under a conflict-of-interest protocol will be followed by separate reviews by the district attorney’s office; the sheriff’s internal affairs division; the FBI; the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Officers at the scene of a shooting investigation in Santee on July 28, 2025.

Overview

  • Michael Redding, 55, fired multiple rounds at a parked armored sheriff’s vehicle around 6:10 p.m., ending an hours-long standoff without causing injuries.
  • SWAT deputies Luke Vories, Kevin McCauley and Parker Robbins returned fire and fatally wounded Redding at the scene.
  • Negotiators and tactical teams spent hours trying to coax Redding out of a neighbor’s home, deploying a drone to locate him and chemical agents after hearing a suspected self-inflicted gunshot.
  • The barricade standoff began shortly before noon when Redding allegedly threatened his sister and her husband at their shared Willowgrove Avenue residence.
  • The SDPD is conducting the shooting investigation under a countywide protocol designed to avoid conflicts of interest before separate county and federal oversight reviews.