Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Victor "Spider" Anthony De Santiago
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/07/2024
Location : Highway 36
City : Westminster
County : Denver
State : Colorado
Agency : Colorado State Patrol
Officer(s) :Tye Simcox
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for targeting officer
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man allegedly drove down Highway 36 near Westminster, saw a Colorado state patrol trooper on the side of the highway doing paperwork, fired several shots, then got out of his pick up truck and continued shooting. Trooper Simcox grabbed his rifle and fired back, killing the man. The trooper was shot in the arm and is in stable condition.
