Death by Cop- 2024

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Daniel Martinez

Case # :1685

Gender : Male

Age : 43

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/23/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Eureka

County : Humboldt

State : California

Agency : Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) :Johnathan Waxler and Colton Ross

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by SWAT during domestic crisis

Open records summary :

During a domestic crisis, a man herded several family members to an upstairs bedroom. One juvenile had a neck laceration. 911 was called. DWAT arrived. SWAT forced entry into the home and got into a shootout and shot and killed Daniel Martinez.

Source links :

https://www.northcoastjournal.com/NewsBlog/archives/2024/01/23/epd-identifies-suspect-killed-in-standoff

https://krcrtv.com/news/local/gallery/hcso-releases-body-camera-footage-of-officer-involved-shooting-on-january-22nd-2024?photo=3