Death by Cop- 2022
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Emanuel Padilla-Tirado
Case # :1267
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : Latinx
Date : 09/14/2022
Location : 413 Lancaster Ave
City : Reading
County : Berks
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Reading PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
Disposition : Justified by DA
Open Records Summary :
Reading PDarrived to arrest Emanuel Padilla- on multiple outstanding warrants. Police tried to block the victim's car from leaving a parking lot. They shot and killed Padilla-Tirado after he allegedly did not stop and “drove his car toward officers.” The killing was justified by the DA.
Source Links :
https://www.readingeagle.com/2022/10/05/reading-officer-shot-suspect-justifified-da/
https://local21news.com/news/local/reading-police-officer-justified-in-shooting-wanted-man-at-wawa