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Ramiro Tapia Gonzales

Gender : Male

Age : 28

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/05/2024

Location : 44000 block of Vista Dunes Lane

City : LaQuinta

County : Riverside

State : California

Agency : Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Thermal Sheriff's Station

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a knife” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 5, 2024, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office Thermal Station responded to a "man with a knife" call in the 44000 block of Vista Dunes Lane in La Quinta, California. Upon arrival, deputies encountered Ramiro Tapia Gonzales, 28, who was reportedly armed with a large knife and behaving aggressively. Deputies issued repeated commands for Gonzales to drop the weapon.

According to body camera footage released by the sheriff’s office, Gonzales advanced toward the deputies with the knife in hand, prompting one of the deputies to fire. Gonzales was struck by the gunfire and later pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is conducting an investigation into the incident. No additional information regarding the involved deputies has been disclosed at this time.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality
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Last Update: 11/29/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mynewsla.com/crime/2024/04/08/authorities-id-man-fatally-shot-by-chp-officer-at-los-cerritos-center/
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/chp-officer-involved-shooting-near-cerritos-mall/3381441/
https://abc7.com/cerritos-mall-shooting-chp/14624727/