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Elmer Lopez-Castaneda
Gender : Male
Age : 19
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/13/2023
Location : Chase Suite Hotel at 39150 Cedar Blvd
City : Newark
County : Alameda
State : California
Agency : Newark PD, Fremont PD - Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force
Officer(s) :Thomas Degenstien, Anthony Piol, Jessie Hartman, Trevor Damewood
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 13 at the Chase Suite Hotel at 39150 Cedar Boulevard, a carjacking occurred in the city of Newark. Members of the Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force and Fremont Police Department conducted a "high-risk stop."At least two officers fired their weapons when they ordered a teenager out of the car, he complied with his hands in the air but moved an arm which caused the shooting. He only carried an Airsoft replica gun and never touched it.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://patch.com/california/newark/doj-investigating-newark-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmfuHiMC6Ek
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/deadly-carjacking-police-shooting-newark/3205168/
