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Richard Ruiz

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/12/2023

Location : SR 158

City : Merritt Island

County : Brevard

State : Florida

Agency : Brevard County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Richard Ruiz was shot and killed by Brevard County deputies after a chase along multiple highways.
Deputies had confronted him when someone reported that he was trying to break into cars at Sunset Bay apartments. Deputies recognized Ruiz as someone wanted for previous domestic violence charges who was prohibited from being in the complex.Ruiz drove away and deputies chased himacross State Road 520, State Road 528 and I-95, using a PIT maneuver that caused a crash and the truck to roll over on its side. Approaching deputies heard a single gunshot. Deputies fired into the truck and killed Ruiz.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/04/13/sheriffs-deputies-kill-man-who-led-car-chase-allegedly-fired-on-them/70112099007/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyGIKTNTGJ0

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sr-528-shut-down-brevard-084013101.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADLIy6dwCA_SJoi0pdC0lmA0Sv7hLbVZ_ZG-acV5e5eST1nghwLh0lf-SRIRaEnsOEyOpdimUP2hQz8OwHN9F8lqBKCbMnSLYDy11MUQzF0XgAaB_KjAGSJjMSbIc-pieLnMZ3YGFiFr70UvFO9HY4Xknmi8sXVPuj_ZJA8i5Mgb