Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Anthony Rivera
Gender : Male
Age : 48
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/25/2024
Location : Downtown LA
City : Los Angeles
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : LAPD, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Bystander killed during SWAT standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A person on a Los Angeles bus allegedly pulled out a gun. The bus driver activated a sign which displayed “CALL 911” on the outside of the bus. This brought police which began chasing the bus. The man at that point took the bus driver hostage at gunpoint. LAPD and SWAT chased the bus for hour across town while the vehicle continued fleeing from police. Police placed spike strips and stopped to the bus. Tactical SWAT officers deployed, stun, grenades and forcibly entered the bus. They arrested the hijacker. A passenger was found to have multiple gunshot wounds and died in the hospital later. It is not known at this time whether they were shot by the hijacker or LAPD and SWAT bullets.
