Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Dennis Happawana

Gender : Male

Age : 32

Race : Asian

Date : 12/06/2022

Location : Belmont+Wintergreens

City : Fresno

County : Fresno

State : California

Agency : Fresno County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Happawana was believed to have killed a 44-year-old woman. When officers arrived at his home, he shot at them and fled into his home. Police heard an explosion a short time later which turned out to be from a gas tank. SWAT arrived and evacuated the neighborhood and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/identified-suspect-shot-killed-by-fresno-county-deputies-after-explosion/

https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/suspect-shot-after-an-hours-long-standoff-in-fresno-county-deputies-say/

https://www.fresnosheriff.org/media-relations/armed-suspect-killed-after-shooting-at-deputy-and-attempting-to-blow-up-house.html