Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Erik Sosteno Yrigollen
Gender : Male
Age : 53
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/19/2025
Location : Cave Creek Road and Pinnacle Peak Road
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Phoenix Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police cruiser crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 19, 2025 at approximately 7:20 p.m., a Phoenix Police Department officer was traveling northbound on Cave Creek Road when a collision occurred at the intersection with Pinnacle Peak Road. Erik Sosteno Yrigollen was driving westbound and ran a red light, striking the passenger side of the marked police Tahoe. Yrigollen was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, where he later died. The officer received non-life-threatening injuries and was also evaluated at the hospital. Phoenix PD detectives, along with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Maricopa County Medical Examiner, are conducting the investigation.
