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Pedro Lopez
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/15/2023
Location : Capital Blvd+Calvary Dr
City : Raleigh
County : Wake
State : North Carolina
Agency : Raleigh PD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Pedro Lopez, 51, was crossing the street at Capital Boulevard near Calvary Drive where he worked at Popeye’s Chicken when he was run over and killed by a Raleigh PD cruiser. Police publicly blamed him for his death for “not being inside the crosswalk” but did not say how fast the officer was driving and if speed was warranted by the call they were on.
