Death by Cop 2021-2025
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David Garcia
Gender : Male
Age : 41
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/12/2025
Location : Near Williams Field and Higley Roads
City : Gilbert
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged kidnapping incident
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/12/2025, at approximately 5:40 p.m., Phoenix police received a report of a man, later identified as 41-year-old David Garcia, allegedly forcing a 25-year-old woman into a truck near 51st Avenue and Interstate 10. Officers tracked the vehicle to the area near Williams Field and Higley Roads in Gilbert. Around midnight, as officers attempted to engage the vehicle, a shooting occurred. Both Garcia and the woman sustained gunshot wounds; Garcia was pronounced dead, and the woman was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. The specific circumstances leading to the shooting have not been disclosed.