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Jesus Rodolfo Torres

Case # :896

Gender : Male

Age : 30

Race : Latinx

Date : 07/02/2022

Location : Maple Ave + 36th St

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD

Officer(s) :Christopher Burke, Garrett VanHooser, Chad Fillinger, Luis Avalos, Christopher Gonzalez, Jose Rodriguez, James Steal, Kyle Bender, Israel Florez, Chad Heistermann

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during undisclosed investigation

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Police allege they tried to stop Jesus Rodolfo Torres but he continued to walk away with his hands in his pockets. Police claim that he did not comply and had a gun. Police shot and killed him. A total of eleven officers fired shots at him. Police obviously withheld much of the story leading to this.

Source Links :

https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/officer-involved-shooting-in-newton-division-nrf030-22ma/