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Luis Manuel Garcia-Arias

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/09/2021

Location : Tustin

City : Tustin

County : Orange

State : California

Agency : Tustin Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/09/2021, Tustin police responded to a call reporting an unhoused man near a mobile home park who had been seen holding a knife the previous day. Officers located Luis Manuel Garcia-Arias sleeping on the ground behind bushes near the property. According to reporting, officers spoke with Garcia-Arias and he agreed to come out. As he approached officers holding a wooden stick and a bag containing empty cans, one officer fired a shot, striking him. Garcia-Arias was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital. The California Department of Justice later reviewed the case and cleared the officer of criminal wrongdoing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc7.com/tustin-officer-involved-shooting-luis-manuel-garcia-arias-police/11171273/
https://www.ocregister.com/2021/08/09/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-tustin/
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-officer-involved-shooting-luis-manuel-garcia-arias
https://www.ocregister.com/2021/08/09/tustin-police-officer-shoots-person-after-responding-to-call-near-mobile-home-park/

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-department-justice-releases-report-officer-involved-shooting-luis

https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/03/19/no-criminal-charges-for-orange-county-officer-who-fatally-shot-man-holding-wooden-pole/