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Francisco Eduardo Flores

Gender : Male

Age : 30

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/15/2021

Location : Garvey Ave and Durfee Ave

City : El Monte

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : El Monte Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during robbery investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/15/2021, at approximately 2 p.m., El Monte Police Department officers responded to a robbery report near Garvey Avenue and Durfee Avenue in El Monte, California. Officers observed Francisco Eduardo Flores, 30, who matched the description provided in the report, fleeing onto the eastbound off-ramp of the 10 Freeway at Durfee Avenue.
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An officer chased Flores and escalated a physical altercation. A second officer arrived to join the fight. During the physical fight, at least one officer opened fire, killing Flores. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau is investigating the shooting. Investigators have confirmed that Flores was unarmed. The officers involved have not been publicly identified.

SOURCE LINKS :

• https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/el-monte-police-fatally-shoot-man-near-10-freeway/
• https://www.foxla.com/news/man-shot-killed-in-el-monte-lasd-says
• https://abc7.com/officer-involved-shooting-el-monte-ois-los-angeles-sheriffs-dept-lasd/10342682/