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Jonathan Huertas Reyes

Age : 32

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/24/2022

Location : 4709 Bristol Bay Way

City : Tampa

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Hillsborough County SO

Officer(s) :Benjamin Kenney, Nicolas Scudder, Jeff Louis

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “Shots fired” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/24/2022, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to the Bristol Bay Apartments at 4709 Bristol Bay Way after receiving reports of shots fired. According to investigators, an altercation between two men at a party over a woman had escalated outside the apartment complex, where Jonathan Huertas Reyes allegedly fired multiple shots at the other man. No one was struck by the gunfire. Deputies located Huertas Reyes a short time later and attempted to speak with him, but he continued walking away and a brief foot pursuit followed.
During the pursuit, one deputy drew a Taser in an effort to gain compliance. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Huertas Reyes then removed a handgun from the fanny pack he was wearing and pointed it at his own head while making repeated statements that he might as well kill himself because he was going to jail. Bystanders began shouting to him in both English and Spanish to put the gun down. A bilingual deputy contacted Huertas Reyes by telephone while standing at a distance and spent several minutes attempting to persuade him to surrender peacefully. During the conversation, Huertas Reyes placed the handgun on the ground but refused repeated commands to walk toward deputies. He then picked the handgun back up. Deputies stated they fired after he raised the weapon in their direction, believing he posed an immediate threat to them and nearby residents.
Deputies immediately rendered medical aid, including CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator, before Huertas Reyes was transported to Tampa General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement conducted the independent investigation. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister identified the deputies who fired as Sergeant Benjamin Kenney, Deputy Nicholas Scudder, and Deputy Jeff Louis. The Sheriff's Office released body-worn camera footage the day after the shooting. I found no publicly reported criminal charges against the deputies, no civil lawsuit filed by Huertas Reyes' family, and no indication that the identities of the deputies changed after the initial release.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13news.com/news/deputies-shoot-kill-armed-man-at-tampa-apartment-complex
https://patch.com/florida/southtampa/tampa-man-fatally-shot-sheriffs-deputies-after-picking-gun
https://teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/8fc512f0-c72a-44e6-b3eb-38168b392d05/22-105
https://www.tampabay.com/news/breaking-news/2022/07/24/tampa-man-fatally-shot-by-hillsborough-deputies-after-fight-at-party/