Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Albert AJ Ruiz Perez
Age : 32
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/29/2021
Location : 16500 Zenda Street
City : San Bernardino
County : San Bernardino
State : California
Agency : San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/29/2021, deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call reporting a disturbance involving Albert AJ Ruiz Perez in a residential garage in Victorville, California. Police stated he was armed with a gun and refused to leave the property. Police stated deputies located him inside the garage and that he would not engage with officers, leading to an extended standoff. Police stated that at one point Perez put the gun down and moved toward deputies, after which officers fired less-lethal weapons. Police alleged Perez then moved back toward the gun, at which point deputies opened fire and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fatalencounters.org/cases/albert-aj-ruiz-perez/
https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/crime/2021/08/30/sheriffs-deputies-shoot-kill-man-after-standoff-victorville/
https://abc7.com/victorville-shooting-san-bernardino-county-sheriffs-department-deputy-involved/10997860/
https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2021/09/02/menifee-man-shot-killed-sheriffs-deputies-victorville-after-standoff-involved-swat-team/5702580001/
https://da.sbcounty.gov/2024/04/02/officer-involved-shooting-fatal-victorville-perez-a/
