Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Tobiah Paul Steinmetz
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : White
Date : 03/11/2021
Location : Pacific Coast Highway near Laguna Beach and Newport Beach city limits
City : Laguna Beach
County : Orange
State : California
Agency : Laguna Beach Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 11, 2021, Laguna Beach police attempted to stop a white Mercedes reported stolen. The driver, 36-year-old Tobiah Paul Steinmetz, refused to stop, and police escalated a chase through Newport Beach and back into Laguna Beach at high speed. During the pursuit, Steinmetz’s vehicle struck two others before police used a PIT maneuver on Pacific Coast Highway to stop him. After the crash, Steinmetz exited the vehicle, and officers opened fire. He was transported to Mission Hospital in critical condition and later died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2021-03-12/driver-shot-after-leading-laguna-beach-police-on-pursuit
https://patch.com/california/lagunabeach/coast-highway-shut-down-due-police-activity
https://www.lagunabeachcity.net/Home/Components/News/News/951/56
