Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jose Enrique Cortez
Age : 26
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/03/2021
Location : N 62nd Ave and W Ocotillo Rd
City : Glendale
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Glendale Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during encounter
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/03/2021, Glendale Police Department officers responded to reports of a man yelling and striking vehicles near N 62nd Avenue and W Ocotillo Road and located Jose Enrique Cortez in the area. Officers attempted contact and pursued him after he drove away and collided with a patrol vehicle. Cortez left the vehicle and officers confronted him on foot. Officers deployed a conducted energy weapon and fired their weapons during the encounter, striking him. He died at the scene. Reporting indicated he was not carrying a firearm when examined afterward, and prosecutors later reviewed the shooting and declined charges.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://ktar.com/story/4752490/glendale-police-shoot-and-kill-suspect-during-midnight-confrontation/
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/glendale/police-release-video-from-deadly-shooting-involving-glendale-officers
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale-breaking/2021/11/03/man-shot-glendale-police-officers-during-confrontation/6265675001/
