Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Travis Ikeguchi
Age : 27
Gender : Male
Race : Asian
Date : 08/19/2023
Location : Torrey Road near Rause Ranch Road
City : Cedar Glen
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted arrest following alleged hate-crime murder
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/18/2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to Mag.Pi, a clothing store on Hook Creek Road in Cedar Glen, where 66-year-old store owner Laura Ann “Lauri” Carleton had been shot and killed. Investigators identified 27-year-old Cedar Glen resident Travis Ikeguchi as the alleged shooter.
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According to Sheriff Shannon Dicus, investigators determined that before Carleton was killed, Ikeguchi tore down an LGBTQ+ Pride flag displayed outside her store and yelled homophobic slurs at her. Carleton was an LGBTQ+ ally and had reportedly experienced previous confrontations over Pride flags displayed at her business. Authorities investigated her killing as a possible hate crime.
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Witnesses reported the shooting and followed Ikeguchi as he left the store on foot, helping deputies locate him approximately one mile away. Deputies found Ikeguchi walking east on Torrey Road near Rause Ranch Road.
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When deputies attempted to arrest Ikeguchi, police alleged that he opened fire on them with a semiautomatic handgun. Sheriff Dicus said multiple rounds struck sheriff’s patrol vehicles. Deputies returned fire, striking Ikeguchi. He died at the scene despite medical aid.
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Deputies recovered a 9mm semiautomatic handgun. Sheriff’s officials said the weapon was not registered to Ikeguchi and that he did not have a concealed-carry permit. Investigators examined whether the same firearm was used to kill Carleton.
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Ikeguchi’s family had reported him missing to the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station one day before the shootings. Investigators subsequently examined his extensive social-media activity. Sheriff’s officials reported that his accounts contained anti-LGBTQ+ material as well as anti-law-enforcement content. Authorities investigated whether Ikeguchi had connections to hate groups but said their preliminary investigation indicated that he acted alone.
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The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office investigated the deputies’ fatal use of force.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.foxla.com/news/murder-suspect-shot-killed-by-deputies-in-cedar-glen
