Death by Cop- 2024
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John Rector
Case # :1357
Gender : Male
Age : 55
Race : White
Date : 03/12/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Petaluma
County : Sonoma
State : California
Agency : Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, Santa Rosa SWAT
Officer(s) :Nicholas Dellia
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
John Rector was in a hotel room when police arrived to serve an arrest warrant. He locked himself in. Police used the armored rescue vehicle’s LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device) and bore down on him for a lengthy period when he shot and killed himself under police duress.
