Death by Cop- 2022
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Dennis Happawana
Case # :1407
Gender : Male
Age : 32
Race : Asian
Date : 12/06/2022
Location : Belmont+Wintergreens
City : Fresno
County : Fresno
State : California
Agency : Fresno County SO
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Happawana was believed to have killed a 44-year-old woman. When officers arrived at his home, he shot at them and fled into his home. Police heard an explosion a short time later which turned out to be from a gas tank. SWAT arrived and evacuated the neighborhood and shot and killed him.