his family identifies him as philip watkins. police say he threatened them with a knife, but his family believed he wanted a confrontation with officers. >> bob redell spoke with the suspect's family today. >> good morning. police say that 911 call came into them yesterday, that a man with a knife was trying to break into that house on sherman, but the people who live in that home say that person was not an intruder. he was family. they let him in. they say he was upset, suicidal, and he was the one who called 911. philip watkins' mother believes her son was so distraught, he wanted to die at the hands of police. fay buchanan was not sure what her future son-in-law was thupging when he called 911 does does know he wasn't in a good place. >> he didn't feel like things were going right in his life and he didn't know if he wanted to live. >> buchanan said she called the suicide hotline. they promised her police would send out an intervention team but instead, at least two officers with a gang suppression unit showed up after 5:00 l

her son who may is wanted a confrontation with police. >> he needed help. >> the 23-year-old philip watkins, her daughter's fiance was shot and killed in front of her outside watkins' mothers help in san jose. buchanan was here when he stopped by. >> he was distraught and said he was unhappy, he was sad, he didn't feel like things were going right in his life and...he didn't know if he wanted to live. >> she said watkins called 9-1-1 himself. according to san jose police the call mentioned an intruder with a myself and when they arrived the subject charged at them with the weapon. they opened fire.. [ inaudible ] >> next door neighbor her the commotion. >> i am sad. he needs help. the police didn't have to shoot. >> family members are distraught and baffled how quickly things fell apart. they describe him as athlete. he played football at college. he woulded at wal-mart and loved his 2-year-old little girl and had in history of mental illness. >> i called police this morning but have not heard back. the officers who fired the shots are on leave pending an investigation. >> there is a confir

police determined it was philip watkins who called 911. police capture the moment officers saw a man with a blade running towards them. he failed to drop the knife. they opened fire. he died at the hospital. police stated both officers each with 8 years experience responded in self-defense. it is unclear if they knew about the solto the suicide help line. witnesses told them after the fact he was battling depression. >> i was shocked. >> he says he was a running back on the football team in 2012. a stand out who graduated from san jose high school. >> i feel real sad. there are young men -- he had a lot going for him when he played here. it is a shock. >> reporter: it is unclear if the officers received training on how to deal with suspects suffering from mental illness. both offenses have been placed on paid administrative leave. >> azenith smith in san jose, thank you. >>> police in antioch release surveillance video hoping someone will recognize a daring thief. look at the video. it shows a burglary in action monday morning at the wendy

do reports, the suspect's family members were right there watching when police opened fire on philip watkins. >> reporter: it is the day after san jose police's first officer-involved shooting of the year and the family of the man who was killed is telling a much different story than police. you saw the whole thing? >> yes, i did. me and my daughter both. right there. >> reporter: it started wednesday at 5 p.m. when san jose police got a 911 call reporting a man with a knife who entered a home that end what his own. he had moved out about two months ago. fay buchanan lives there, his mother-in-law, says she invited him in. >> he said he was unhappy, wasn't feeling right. you know? things in his life. young kids just couldn't handle whatever stress life has to offer. >> reporter: buchanan says no one in the house feared for his life. watkins left the house and for some reason apparently called 911 himself. officers arrived and confronted watkins in the street. >> the subject was carrying a knife and charged at officers. they ordered him to drop the weapon. he did not. they fired from their du

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. >> reporter: 23-year-old philip watkins was struck by police gunfire and killed. his family members say that there was no intruder and that watkins may have been the one to call 911. they say he was despondent over a recent breakup with his girlfriend. >> his daughter saw it. they could have tased him. i'm screaming, begging, telling them he needs help. police help him. don't shoot. >> reporter: police released a photo of the knife. they say watkins was holding it. the two officers involved in the shooting have been placed on routine paid administrative leave while the department investigates. reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. >> this was the first officer- involved shooting in san jose in 2015. >>> bay area doctors say their phones are ringing off the hooks these days. they are seeing more and more patients at their pediatrics centers who want to be vaccinated for measles. the peninsula pediatric medical group in burlingame says a lot of parents are now calling the center to check if their kids are up to date on their shots. doctors say the recent

his family identifies him as philip watkins.