Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Brandon Elliott Gabriel Flores

Gender : Male

Age : 27

Race : Latino/a/e

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 : Vehicle

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

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/17/2024, Bakersfield Police Department officers Zachary Ward and Julian Garcia struck and killed Brandon Elliott Gabriel Flores, a pedestrian crossing the street in a crosswalk on South Union Avenue in Bakersfield, California. The collision occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. while the officers were responding to an auto theft call. Police confirmed that neither the vehicle’s emergency lights nor sirens were activated at the time of the incident. The speed of the vehicle was not disclosed.
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The California Highway Patrol is conducting an investigation into the crash.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last update: 11/29/2024

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