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Salvador Perez-Garcia

Gender : Male

Age : 55

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/08/2024

Location : Hard Rock Hotel parking garage

City : Sioux City

County : Woodbury

State : Iowa

Agency : Sioux City Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for undisclosed reasons

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On January 8, 2024, at approximately 4:00 a.m., a Sioux City Police Department officer was parked inside the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino parking garage when a white truck approached and rammed the patrol vehicle head-on. The driver, identified as 55-year-old Salvador Perez-Garcia of Sioux City, then exited the garage and encountered additional responding officers. Perez-Garcia drove directly at a second patrol vehicle, ramming it head-on.
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He then exited his truck, swinging a length of chain with an affixed metal object in an aggressive, threatening manner. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation and physically disarm him but were unsuccessful. Perez-Garcia refused to comply with officers' commands and continued to approach them while swinging the object. Officers fired their duty weapons, striking him.
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Perez-Garcia died at the scene. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation conducted an investigation into the incident. Upon completion, the report was submitted to the Woodbury County Attorney’s Office and the Iowa Attorney General’s Office for review. The Attorney General's Office concluded that the fatal shooting of Perez-Garcia by Sioux City police officers was legally justified.
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Last Update: December 7, 2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://dps.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-01-09/dci-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-sioux-city
https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/newsroom/iowa-attorney-generals-office-concludes-sioux-city-law-enforcement-acted-with-legal-justificat
https://kscj.com/2024/03/05/officer-involved-hard-rock-ramp-shooting-ruled-justified/