Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Brandon Lee Ortega

Gender : Male

Age : 23

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 11/12/2024

Location : JFK Boulevard

City : Guttenberg

County : Hudson

State : New Jersey

Agency : Guttenberg Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Fall from height

Event : Killed by fall from height during police

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Guttenberg PD were called to a disturbance and chased a man on foot until he fell off of an embankment. He was found dead at the bottom.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/man-dies-fall-embankment-chase-police-guttenberg/5989048/