Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jose Manuel Ramirez Jr.
Age : 41
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/25/2021
Location :
City : Wasco
County : Kern
State : California
Agency : Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/25/2021, Jose Manuel Ramirez Jr. was shot and killed by deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office in Wasco, California, following a prolonged standoff at a residence. Deputies responded to a report of shots fired at the home. Ramirez Jr. climbed onto the roof and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement during the incident, which lasted several hours. Deputies ultimately shot and killed him approximately five hours after the standoff began. After the shooting, deputies entered the residence and found three additional people dead inside, identified as Ramirez Jr.’s two sons and their mother. During the incident, Kern County Sheriff’s Deputy Phillip Campas was killed, and another officer was wounded.
