Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Alfonso Gonzales
Gender : Male
Age : 42
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/28/2024
Location : 12500 block of Tech Ridge Boulevard
City : Austin
County : Travis
State : Texas
Agency : Austin Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers followed a stolen vehicle into a Texaco gas station on Salt Springs Drive. Inside, González held an employee hostage, fired on officers, threatened to use lighter fluid to start a fire, and allegedly began building a Molotov cocktail. After a prolonged standoff and attempted de-escalation, Officer Ryan Nichols shot him at around 4:50 p.m., fatally wounding him. He died later at a hospital.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-north-austin-person-dead-injured
