Death by Cop- 2024
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Destiny Isabella Villanueva
Case # :1495
Gender : Female
Age : 16
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/20/2024
Location : Ventura and Balboa
City : Encino
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by crash with police “following”
Open records summary :
Police saw a Camry with headlights off and “followed but did not pursue.” The vehicle sped up with police after it and crashed into a pole. A 16-year-old girl in the backseat was killed when the car exploded in a fire ball. Police who were behind the vehicle put out some flames but were unable to save the girl.
