Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age : 45

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/18/2024

Location : Victory Boulevard

City : Tarzana

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : LAPD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police responded to reports of a man firing shots inside a residence on the 19200 block of Victory Boulevard in Tarzana on May 18, 2024. The man locked himself inside the home, prompting the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to deploy a SWAT team, establish a perimeter, and send negotiators to speak with him. At some point during the standoff, the man stopped communicating with officers. After approximately five hours, SWAT members breached the home and found the man dead inside. The circumstances surrounding his death were not released, and no record of his identity was made public by the coroner’s office.
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The LAPD is conducting an internal self-investigation into the incident.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/suspect-dead-after-hours-long-swat-standoff-in-tarzana/?utm_
https://www.foxla.com/news/possibly-armed-person-leads-standoff-la-police-tarzana?utm_
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxHyGiQm61g&utm_