Death by Cop- 2024
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Jose G. Gonzalez-Gutierrez
Case # :1378
Gender : Male
Age : 27
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/10/2024
Location : 80000 block of County Road 681
City : Van Buren County
County : Van Buren
State : Michigan
Agency : Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
Open records summary :
A Van Buren County sheriff’s deputy was patrolling in a rural part of the county when she saw a vehicle speeding in the early morning of Feb. 10, according to the sheriff’s office statement. The deputy tried to enforce a traffic stop in the 80000 block of County Road 681 and when the vehicle did not stop, she escalated a chase for over 3 miles at high speed that ended when the vehicle crashed into a tree and burst into flames. The driver, Jose Gonzalez-Gutierrez died.
