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Christopher Alan Ferreira

Gender : Male

Age : 38

Race : White

Date : 01/02/2023

Location : Ohiohi St

City : Kea'au

County : Hawaii

State : Hawaii

Agency : Hawaii PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Killed by police with taser during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Hawaii PD were called to a domestic violence call and found Christopher Alan Ferreira holding a knife to his own neck and vomiting. Police fired a taser an unknown number of times, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://bigislandgazette.com/man-dies-after-police-respond-to-attempted-suicide-call/

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/01/04/hawaii-news/puna-man-dead-after-incident-with-police/