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Mario Territo III

Age : 40

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/27/2021

Location : Interstate 80 near Cordelia Junction

City : Fairfield

County : Solano

State : California

Agency : Vacaville Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 07/27/2021, Vacaville Police officers attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Mario Territo III. Publicly available records do not explain why officers initially attempted the traffic stop. When Territo continued driving away, officers pursued him eastbound on Interstate 80 into Fairfield.
The pursuit ended near Cordelia Junction after officers used a pursuit intervention technique to stop the vehicle. When officers approached, they found Territo inside suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. A handgun was recovered from the vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Solano County Coroner later ruled the death a suicide.
The Solano County Major Crimes Task Force conducted the investigation into the incident. Publicly available records do not indicate that any officers fired their weapons during the encounter or that any officers were injured.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://solanonews.substack.com/p/breaking-1-dead-at-end-of-police
https://solanonews.substack.com/p/exclusive-man-who-fatally-shot-self-a35
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/vacaville-police-chase-driver-kills-self-alamo-dr/