Death by Cop- 2024

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Abdul Kamara

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.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/man-29-who-died-in-sheriffs-deputies-custody-identified-sdpd/amp/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2024-03-25/kamara-family-sheriff-in-custody-death#:~:text=In%20a%20news%20release,stopped%20breathing%2C”%20it%20said.