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Michelle Arrais

Gender : Female

Age : 50

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/27/2024

Location : 2500 block of Francisco Boulevard

City : Pacifica

County : San Mateo

State : California

Agency : Pacifica Police Department

Officer(s) :Hayden Fry, Kevin Contreras

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On March 27, 2024, at approximately 7:51 a.m., Pacifica Police Department officers responded to a 911 call from a 23-year-old man reporting that his mother, 50-year-old Michelle Arrais, had shot him inside their apartment on the 2500 block of Francisco Boulevard. The son stated he was awakened by gunshots before Arrais entered his bedroom and shot him twice. Upon arrival, officers observed Arrais attempting to leave the apartment complex in a white SUV. When officers ordered her to stop, she allegedly pointed a firearm at them, prompting Corporal Hayden Fry and Officer Kevin Contreras to discharge their service weapons, fatally wounding her. A loaded 9mm semi-automatic handgun and four boxes of ammunition were recovered from her vehicle. Inside the apartment, officers found the family dog deceased from apparent gunshot wounds, believed to have been inflicted by Arrais prior to shooting her son. The son was located hiding in a locked bathroom, treated for non-life-threatening injuries, and later released from the hospital. The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office conducted an investigation and concluded that the officers' use of lethal force was legally justifiable self-defense and defense of others, resulting in no criminal charges against them.
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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://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/pacifica-fatal-police-shooting-woman-suspected-shooting-son-id-video-released-francisco-blvd/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/woman-dies-in-pacifica-allegedly-shot-son-19372266.php
https://www.smcgov.org/da/news/pacifica-police-department-officer-involved-shooting-michelle-arrais-march-27-2024