Wendy Carolina Flores De Roque

Age : 40

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 11/12/2021

Location : 5756 Whittier Blvd.

City : Commerce

County : Los Angeles

State : California

Agency : Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Bystander killed by police gunfire

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/12/2021, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a gas station at 5756 Whittier Blvd. after reports that a man was setting items on fire and throwing them toward fuel pumps. Deputies confronted the man and fought with him near the pumps. During the struggle Wendy Carolina Flores De Roque exited a nearby vehicle holding a knife and moved toward the confrontation. A deputy fired his weapon during the encounter, striking her. She died at the scene. The deputy was transported for treatment of stab wounds and the incident triggered multi agency review of the use of force.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc7.com/commerce-shooting-los-angeles-county-sheriffs-department-deputy-suspects-shot/11227899/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-11-12/deputy-stabbed-woman-shot-commerce-gas-station
https://www.foxla.com/news/deputy-stabbed-woman-killed-in-commerce-gas-station-incident