Death by Cop- 2022

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Chaz Theodore Gallegos

Case # :1045

Gender : Male

Age : 33

Race : Latinx

Date : 07/15/2022

Location : 329 E 51st Ave

City : Denver

County : Denver

State : Colorado

Agency : Denver PD

Officer(s) :Cindy Gomez, Christopher Wolf, Amanda Goodman, Matthew Colby, John Allred, Sgt. Bloodworth

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

Disposition : Justified by DA

Open Records Summary :

Denver PD responded to a domestic violence incident where Gallegos was holding a knife to a woman’s throat. The woman was visibly bleeding and injured. Police were unable to get him to let her go and shot and killed him.

Source Links :

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/denver-police-shooting-globeville/73-04635da5-d2c7-4a69-a163-1ca3e4a1560d

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/denver-officer-shooting-no-charge/73-abd4dc31-6346-448d-b671-dafd2f71bc28

https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/deadly-police-shooting-justified/