Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Benicio Vasquez
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/06/2021
Location : Unknown
City : Hartford
County : Hartford
State : Connecticut
Agency : U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, New Britain Police Department
Officer(s) :Christopher Kiely, Not Disclosed (FBI agent)
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The FBI's Safe Streets Task Force was conducting an investigation in Hartford, Connecticut. During the investigation, a suspect was identified and arrested. A secondary individual, Benicio Vasquez, became involved and exchanged gunfire with officers. New Britain Police Officer Christopher Kiely and an FBI agent shot and killed Vasquez.
