Death by Cop- 2024
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Lopeti Tanuvasa Aiolupotea-Magalei
Case # :619
Gender : Male
Age : 40
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 03/18/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Tacoma
County : Pierce
State : Washington
Agency : Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during foot chase
Open records summary :
Pierce County deputies saw a group of people gather outside of a dispensary on graveyard shift. Police recognized a man who had an open warrant and took up chase. Police shot and killed the man after a foot chase, alleging that he had pulled a gun.