Death by Cop- 2022

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Oscar Alcantara

Case # :216

Gender : Male

Age : 30

Race : Latinx

Date : 02/18/2022

Location : Hwy 91+E Biasi Ranch Rd

City : Bever Dam

County : Mohave

State : Arizona

Agency : St. George PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during parental kidnapping

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

St. George PD where initially sent to a disorderly conduct call when they noticed Oscar Alcantara entering a vehicle with another driver. Police stop the vehicle and the driver ran away. He allegedly told police that Alcantara had a gun and was in the vehicle with her infant the man then drove away at a very rabbit speed. Police escalated a lengthy chase, and Alcantara finally stopped and ran into the open field with the infant. Police called him by cell phone and reported that he threatened to kill the infant and was seen pointing a gun at the at that point police fired high-powered rifles and killed him with the infant in his arms.

Source Links :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEDnhP8AsX4&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fnotthebee.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

https://kslnewsradio.com/1964330/man-dies-in-officer-involved-shooting-after-high-speed-chase-threat-to-kill-an-infant/

https://kutv.com/news/local/police-chase-with-armed-man-ends-with-officer-involved-shooting-near-utah-arizona-border

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/02/18/man-who-threatened-shoot/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDnTc4ZX51g