Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Luis A. Ku Huitzil

Gender : Male

Age : 45

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/09/2022

Location : Vancouver City

City : Vancouver

County : Clark

State : Washington

Agency : Vancouver Police Department

Officer(s) :Monica Hernandez, Timothy Pfeifer, Christopher Bohatch, Ryne Briley

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a knife” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Vancouver PD responded to a call about a man at a mobile home park with knives. Police state that he had set a fire to his home. Police fired 40 mm less lethal projectiles at him and finally shot and killed him. Police released heavily edited video which omitted the shooter’s BWC footage and showed only video from outside of the home.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.koin.com/local/clark-county/vancouver-pd-officers-shoot-kill-man-armed-with-knife/

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/regional/southwest-washington/man-identified-shot-killed-by-vancouver-police/283-5a3d4768-10a4-4469-9662-205fbd2f003e

https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/jan/18/lulac-condemns-jan-9-fatal-shooting-by-vancouver-police/