Death by Cop- 2024

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Brandon Elliott Gabriel Flores

Gender : Male

Age : 27

Race : Latinx

Date : 06/17/2024

Location : South Union Avenue

City : Bakersfield

County : Kern

State : California

Agency : Bakersfield Police Department

Officer(s) :Zachary Ward, Julian Garcia

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Pedestrian in crosswalk killed by police vehicle without lights and sirens

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two Bakersfield officers on their way to an auto theft call hit and killed a pedestrian crossing the street in a crosswalk at 3:30 a.m. on South union Avenue. The officers had neither their lights nor siren activated. Their driving speed was also not disclosed by police.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bpd-confirms-overhead-lights-and-sirens-were-off-in-officer-crash-with-pedestrian/article_ad2fac76-2d96-11ef-867f-03f1240ffdab.html