Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Rudolfo Villanueva
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/19/2021
Location : FL-29 and Farm Worker Way
City : Immokalee
County : Collier
State : Florida
Agency : Collier County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during vehicle pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies from the Collier County Sheriff's Office responded to a call for assistance from the Hendry County Sheriff's Office in the pursuit of a stolen dump truck driven by Rudolfo Villanueva into Immokalee. The truck did not stop, crashing into a vehicle on New Market Road, causing injuries to that driver. Villanueva continued driving recklessly, crashing into another vehicle and driving away from deputies into Farm Worker Village. Despite attempts to stop the truck, Villanueva continued to drive erratically. Deputies shot at the truck, which eventually crashed into a canal. Villanueva was killed.
