Death by Cop- 2024
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :428
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/19/2024
Location : 2500 block of Pacific Drive
City : Bakersfield
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Bakersfield Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
Bakersfield PD attempted to traffic-stop a vehicle in the 1900 block of Tulare. The vehicle did not stop and [police escalated a chase. The vehicle stopped and a man fled on foot. Police deployed drones and found him in a nearby backyard. The man died during suicide during the manhunt. Police only explained that the man failed a traffic stop and it is unknown why police escalated this intense manhunt for the stated reasons.
Source links :
https://www.kget.com/news/crime-watch/pursuit-suspect-dead-after-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-bpd/
