Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/16/2025
Location : 400 block of North 3rd Avenue
City : Barstow
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : Barstow Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Barstow Police officers responded to reports of gunfire at an apartment complex. A neighboring resident reported bullets penetrating their apartment. Upon arrival, officers found the suspect’s door open and entered for a safety check. They encountered the suspect in a bedroom holding a handgun. Officers issued multiple commands for him to drop the weapon, but he did not comply. A Taser was deployed, causing him to drop the weapon. He was taken into custody and showed no visible injuries but became unresponsive shortly after. He was transported to a local hospital, where he went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at 1:40 p.m.
