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Baltazar Rayon

Age : 28

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 11/05/2023

Location : 17th Street and Main Street

City : Los Angeles

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: An occupant threw a firearm from the minivan while LAPD officers were preparing to conduct a traffic stop.
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NARRATIVE: On 11/05/2023, 28-year-old Baltazar Rayon was killed when a Ford minivan being pursued by Los Angeles Police Department officers crashed into a Metro bus at 17th and Main streets in downtown Los Angeles. Rayon was one of two rear-seat passengers killed. At about 5:10 a.m., Newton Division officers followed the minivan after observing an unsafe turn and unofficial paper plates. As officers prepared to conduct a traffic stop, the minivan entered the westbound 10 Freeway and an occupant threw a firearm from the vehicle. Police initiated a pursuit. The minivan exited the freeway and reached approximately 80 mph on 17th Street before crashing into the bus. Rayon was one of the two people killed; one died at the scene and the other after being transported to a hospital.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc7.com/minivan-deadly-crash-metro-bus-downtown-los-angeles/14014058/
https://www.lapdonline.org/newsroom/pursuit-of-an-armed-felony-suspect-crashed-into-a-bus-causing-two-fatalities-nrm015-23bb/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/2-killed-when-minivan-crashes-into-metro-bus-during-lapd-pursuit/
https://abc7.com/post/minivan-deadly-crash-metro-bus-downtown-los-angeles/14014058/