Death by Cop- 2024

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Kenneth Andrew Soto

Gender : Male

Age : 62

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/08/2024

Location : Hamner Ave and 6th St

City : Norco

County : Riverside

State : California

Agency : Riverside County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while holding knife

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Riverside County deputies were sent to Hamner Avenue and Sixth Street for a calla bout a man with a knife. Police arrived and the man approached them with a knife. Police fired tasers, then shot and killed him. 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.riversidesheriff.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5240

https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/suspect-armed-knife-shot-rivco-deputy-norco

https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/02/08/suspect-dies-after-sheriffs-deputy-involved-shooting-in-norco/

Bodycam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZS3sP1aQjE&rco=1