Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Anthony Eugene Sowell, Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 45

Race : Black

Date : 07/06/2024

Location : 200 S Rampart Boulevard

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Asphyxiation

Event : Died during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were sent to assist in a drug overdose, found a medically vulnerable person, engaged in an unknown arrest and handcuffing when the person was found dead in police custody. Police suspect drug overdose. It is unknown whether the person suffered any trauma during arrest.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 deceased.
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Last Update: 11/29/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.newsbreak.com/los-angeles-ca/3523673908465-police-investigate-in-custody-death-of-suspect-in-westlake
https://2urbangirls.com/2024/07/authorities-id-man-who-died-in-police-custody/