Death by Cop- 2022
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Rajan David Moonesinghe
Case # :1555
Gender : Male
Age : 33
Race : Asian
Date : 11/15/2022
Location : 2300 block of S. Third St
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Austin PD
Officer(s) :Daniel Sanchez, Stephen Markert, Luis Brito
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed on own property by police due to mistaken identity
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Austin PD responded to a call about a “man with a gun”. When they arrived, officers Sanchez, Markert and Brito shot and killed the homeowner who had called them and was guarding the house from outside with a gun and was apparently mistaken for the intruder.
Source Links :
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-one-dead-south-austin