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Luis Alfonso Rivera

Gender : Male

Age : 35

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/06/2024

Location : North Arkansas Avenue and West 21st Street

City : Wichita

County : Sedgwick

State : Kansas

Agency : Wichita Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police under undisclosed circumstances

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On March 6, 2024, at approximately 7:44 p.m., Sedgwick County 911 received a report of a man pointing a gun at another person in the 2300 block of North Fairview. Luis Alfonso Rivera, 35 years old, had left the residence before officers arrived.
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At around 7:54 p.m., Wichita Police Department officers located Rivera walking south on Fairview with a handgun pressed to his head, shouting at the officers. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation, following him on foot and in vehicles as he proceeded west on 21st Street, continuing to hold the gun to his head and ignoring multiple commands to drop the weapon. A police negotiator used a patrol car's public address system to communicate with Rivera, but he remained unresponsive to directives.
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At approximately 8:06 p.m., in a parking lot at 21st and Arkansas, an officer fired a beanbag round, striking Rivera in the back. Rivera then turned toward the officers, leveled his gun at them, and fired multiple rounds. Eight officers opened fire, striking Rivera multiple times. Officers administered aid until emergency medical services arrived, but Rivera was pronounced deceased at the location at 8:21 p.m.
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The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation, with findings to be presented to the Sedgwick County District Attorney for review.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS INCIDENT:
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1 fatality (Luis Alfonso Rivera)
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Last Update: December 8, 2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kfdi.com/2024/03/08/sheriffs-office-releases-details-on-wichita-officer-involved-shooting/
https://www.aol.com/man-fired-three-rounds-wichita-230837472.html
https://hayspost.com/posts/3349cfe5-ca0d-438a-94a3-53cf84fe6f8c
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/heavy-police-presence-in-north-wichita-one-unresponsive/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/luis-rivera-obituary?id=54578265