San Jose police say man fatally shot by officers wanted to die

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Saturday, February 14, 2015
Phillip Watkins, 23, was shot and killed by police in San Jose, Calif. on Feb. 11, 2015.
Phillip Watkins, 23, was shot and killed by police in San Jose, Calif. on Feb. 11, 2015.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- San Jose police say the man who officers fatally shot on Wednesday wanted to be killed.

Investigators say officers shot at 23-year-old Phillip Watkins after the suicidal man charged at them with a knife inside a San Jose home.

Police said this morning Watkins was the one who called police reporting the intruder.

The incident remains under investigation.