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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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wral.com/story/pedestrian-dies-after-getting-hit-by-raleigh-police-cruiser-on-capital-boulevard/21000906/