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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.
