Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Ruben Ramos

Gender : Male

Age : 47

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/27/2023

Location : 1200 Flower St

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : Burbank PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Burbank PD responded to a call from a man threatening to shoot people at Home Depot. He seemed to be delusional, claiming his daughter had been kidnapped. Officer allege that soon after they arrived, Ruben Ramos emerged from his vehicle and appeared to the officers to be aiming a weapon of which police could not decide if it was a gun or knife at them. They shot and killed him. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.dailynews.com/2023/05/28/state-attorney-general-to-probe-fatal-police-shooting-at-burbank-home-depot/

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/police-release-new-footage-of-deadly-police-shooting-outside-burbank-home-depot-in-may/

https://burbankleader.outlooknewspapers.com/2023/06/05/man-identified-in-home-depot-police-shooting/