Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Rene Fuentes
Gender : Male
Age : 33
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/25/2023
Location : Walnut+Vine
City : Winton
County : Merced
State : California
Agency : Merced County SO
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Merced County Sheriff's deputies had been chasing two men in a vehicle for undisclosed reasons. An officer fired one shot into the vehicle but it is unclear if anyone was hit. A video of the incident shows one of the men put a gun to his head and fire it. The man died from his injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc30.com/livingston-police-officer-involved-shooting-investigation-merced-county/13187024/
