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In 1985, Penn's vehicle was pulled over in the Encanto area during a traffic stop by San Diego Police officers Thomas Riggs and Donovan Jacobs. Civilian police ride along Sara Pina-Ruiz was in the squad car when a physical altercation ensued, resulting in Penn disarming Riggs, subsequently shooting and killing Riggs with his own service revolver, and shooting and injuring Pina-Ruiz.
With three dead, including the shooting suspect, and a Harbor Police officer hospitalized with a gunshot wound, San Diego’s homicide unit provided details of the department’s criminal ...
California (San Diego) Shot by San Diego Police Officer Javier Carranza after brandishing what appeared to be a handgun following a domestic disturbance and attempted armed robbery. The gun was later identified as a Black Marksman Repeater BB gun. [68] 2008-05-20 Alejo, Frank (28) Latino California (Boyle Heights) [69] 2008-05-19 Rosas, Sergio (41)
He died later that day in a hospital. Officers on scene claimed to have believed Olango was pointing a firearm; the object in his hand was an e-cigarette. The shooting sparked days of protests in El Cajon and around San Diego County. [1] [2] San Diego County prosecutors declined to file charges against officers who were involved in the shooting.
By March 1985, an officer in San Diego was 15 times more likely to be killed in the line of duty than an officer in Los Angeles was. This was the backdrop for the altercation on March 31, 1985.
I am a retired San Diego Police Officer, so I understand that policing is a dangerous and difficult job. But I also know what it is to lose a family member in a police shooting.
Rogers was fatally shot by an unidentified Chicago Police officer shortly after shooting and killing Chicago Police Officer Lee Seward at an apartment building in the Buena Park neighborhood. [226] 1987-12-29 Sanders Alfred (39) New York (Queens) Sanders was shot when he allegedly lunged a knife at officers. Officers fired 11 shots at him. [227]
According to the San Diego Police Department, Officer Austin Machitar, 30, was killed during the pursuit, while his partner, Officer Zachary Martinez, 27, was injured and is in critical but stable ...