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Patrick Watkins

Age : 31

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/20/2021

Location : 2300 Loveridge Rd.

City : Pittsburg

County : Contra Costa

State : California

Agency : Pittsburg Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/20/2021, Pittsburg police officers responded to reports of a man holding a gun and banging on an apartment door at a residential complex on Loveridge Road. Officers located Patrick Watkins on a staircase inside the complex and attempted to speak with him. According to police, Watkins moved upstairs while holding a firearm. Officers ordered him to drop the gun. Police state that Watkins then turned toward officers while holding the gun, at which point officers fired, shooting and killing him at the scene. The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office later reviewed the shooting and cleared the officers of wrongdoing. No charges were filed against any officers involved.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/1-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-at-pittsburg-apartment-complex-police/2551100/
https://www.kron4.com/news/pittsburg-das-office-determines-2021-fatal-police-shooting-was-justified/
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/05/21/pittsburg-police-shooting-leaves-man-dead-at-apartment-complex/