Death by Cop- 2022

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Lorena Suarez

Case # :1105

Gender : Female

Age : 31

Race : Native American

Date : 08/19/2022

Location : 1500 block of Cottonwood St

City : Tulare

County : Tulare

State : California

Agency : Not Disclosed

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by officer by accident

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

The victim was inside a vehicle with two men - one of whom was an off-duty contracted reserve police officer while one of them was a bail enforcement agent. Both officers were handling a gun. The men later reported that the gun accidentally discharged and killed Lorena Suarez. Suarez did call 911 moments after the shooting and describe the shooting as an accident. She died from her wound soon after. Police did not say which of the officers had killed her.

Source Links :

https://abc30.com/lorena-suarez-huron-shooting-woman-dies-in-accidental-shot-to-death/12163126/

https://kmph.com/news/local/huron-woman-dies-of-accidental-gunshot-wound-one-suspect-is-reserve-police-officer

https://www.torklaw.com/los-angeles/news/lorena-suarez-killed-in-tulare-shooting-on-cottonwod-street-by-parkwood-meadow-park/