Death by Cop- 2024
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Abdul Kamara
Case # :1429
Gender : Male
Age : 29
Race : Black
Date : 03/03/2024
Location : Melrose Drive
City : Vista
County : San Diego
State : California
Agency : San Diego County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) :A Carlos Heard, Alejandro Aguilera, Tyler Phillips, Derrick Jones, Deputy Travis Kaapke, Christopher Aberle
Cause of death : Asphyxiation
Event : Died from physical restraint during arrest
Open records summary :
Abdul Kamara reportedly asked someone to call an ambulance. When it arrived, he was displaying bizarre behaviors and was crawling through a parking lot without shoes or shirt. Police arrived and arrested him. He resisted and was ensnared in a WRAP device by police whereupon he died. He died from asphyxiation, apparently suffocating in the snare device.
