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Alejandro Campos Rios

Gender : Male

Age : 50

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/06/2024

Location : McDonald’s, 1300 block of South Brookhurst Road

City : Fullerton

County : Orange

State : California

Agency : Fullerton Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police with beanbag

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On March 6, 2024, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Fullerton Police Department officers responded to reports of two men acting erratically outside a McDonald's restaurant on the 1300 block of South Brookhurst Road. Upon arrival, officers encountered 50-year-old Alejandro Campos Rios, who was shirtless, singing, and swinging a belt. Officers attempted to communicate with Rios for about 10 minutes, but he did not comply with commands to drop the belt. An officer deployed a Taser, which was ineffective. Subsequently, another officer fired multiple beanbag rounds from a shotgun, striking Rios. One of the beanbag rounds penetrated Rios's chest, causing significant bleeding. Officers provided medical aid until paramedics arrived and transported him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident is under investigation by the Fullerton Police Department and the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last update: 11/30/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/police-shoot-kill-suspect-with-bean-bag-rounds-outside-orange-county-mcdonalds/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/fullerton-police-release-footage-from-deadly-encounter-where-beanbag-rounds-proved-fatal/
https://www.carrillofirm.com/alejandro-rios-killed-in-fullerton-police-shooting-involving-less-lethal-beanbag-rounds/