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Elieser Rivera Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 51

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/01/2025

Location : 765 McDaniel Street SW

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Fulton County Police Department

Officer(s) :Cpl. Damion Allen

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during property crime encounter

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On June 1, 2025, around 8:10 a.m., Cpl. Damion Allen of the Fulton County Police Department was working security at the Heritage Station Apartments at 765 McDaniel Street SW in Atlanta. A bystander alerted Allen that someone was breaking into his marked patrol car. The person was identified as 51-year-old Elieser Rivera Jr. of Passaic, New Jersey. Rivera had allegedly broken a window and reportedly had a piece of flat metal when confronted. According to police, Rivera moved toward Cpl. Allen who opened fire, striking Rivera, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation. There are no body camera or surveillance videos available.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2025-06-02/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-fulton-county
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/06/01/shooting-involving-fulton-county-officer-southwest-atlanta-prompts-gbi-response/
https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/06/police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-southwest-atlanta/
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fulton-county-officer-shoots-kills-person-breaking-patrol-car-police-say
https://apnews.com/article/fulton-county-georgia-police-shooting-death-508f41b7039e67154c63025e0b0f4858