Death by Cop- 2024
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Rigoberto Sanchez
Gender : Male
Age : 27
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/07/2024
Location : 100 block of Sybil Drive
City : Lafayette
County : Lafayette Parish
State : Louisiana
Agency : Lafayette Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed by police during the alleged burglary
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lafayette police were called to an alleged burglary. They arrived and found Rigoberto Sanchez in a car outside near the area. Police approached him and alleged that he began driving toward them. They fired into the vehicle and killed him.
His family is speaking out and demanding answers. They have been given limited information, do not know 1 week later where his body is and allege coverup.