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Matao Herrera

Gender : Male

Age : 21

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/04/2023

Location : Carbon St

City : Syracuse

County : Onondaga

State : New York

Agency : Syracuse PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during chase, family disputes narrative

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Syracuse PD state that they saw a man shoot someone around 8 p.m. in the area of Park and Oberst Streets. Police chased the man into Carbon Street where according to police, he shot himself during the chase. He died. The family contests this and states that police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/07/male-dead-after-foot-chase-with-police-chief-says-he-shot-himself.html

https://cnycentral.com/news/i-team/a-man-dies-during-a-syracuse-police-foot-chase-police-say-theres-clear-evidence-that-the-man-shot-himself-the-family-are-demanding-to-see-the-footage

https://www.informnny.com/news/state-news/state-attorney-generals-office-reviewing-self-inflicted-gunshot-death-during-police-chase/

https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2023/07/family-of-man-who-died-during-police-foot-pursuit-protest-in-downtown-syracuse.html