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Lorena Suarez

Age : 31

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/19/2022

Location : 1500 block of Cottonwood Street

City : Tulare

County : Tulare

State : California

Agency : Specifically withheld

Officer(s) :Specifically withheld

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by off-duty reserve police officer or bail enforcement agent during accidental shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/19/2022, 31-year-old Lorena Suarez of Huron was fatally shot while sitting inside a vehicle in the 1500 block of Cottonwood Street in Tulare. Two men were inside the vehicle with Suarez at the time; police identified one as an off-duty reserve police officer employed by an agency in another county and the other as a bail enforcement agent. Authorities did not publicly identify either man.
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According to Tulare police, Suarez and her boyfriend had traveled from Huron to visit a friend who lived on Cottonwood Street. After they arrived, the friend came outside and joined them in the vehicle. A firearm was inside the vehicle and, according to statements the two men gave investigators, the gun was being passed back and forth when it discharged and struck Suarez in the chest.
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Police did not publicly disclose which of the two men was holding the firearm when it discharged. Tulare Police Sgt. Ed Hinojosa said investigators believed negligence was involved. Both men were taken to the Tulare Police Department and questioned.
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Police and emergency personnel responded at approximately 11:30 a.m. The two men were attempting to provide aid when officers arrived. Suarez was transported to a hospital, where she died from the gunshot wound.
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The Tulare Police Department investigated the shooting and submitted its report to the Tulare County District Attorney's Office. Police recommended consideration of an involuntary manslaughter charge, with the ultimate charging decision left to prosecutors.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc30.com/lorena-suarez-huron-shooting-woman-dies-in-accidental-shot-to-death/12163126/
https://kmph.com/news/local/huron-woman-dies-of-accidental-gunshot-wound-one-suspect-is-reserve-police-officer
https://www.torklaw.com/los-angeles/news/lorena-suarez-killed-in-tulare-shooting-on-cottonwod-street-by-parkwood-meadow-park/
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article264833694.html
https://www.univision.com/local/fresno-kftv/hispana-lorena-suarez-de-31-anos-asesinada-accidentalmente-oficial-huron