Fatal Encounters

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Elvira Rumbo Leyva

Name: Elvira Rumbo Leyva
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 01/09/2003
Location: Japatul Valley Rd and I-10
Alpine, California, 91901
County: San Diego
Agency: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Undocumented immigrants Juana Hernandez Gamino, Victoria Sanchez Gasca and Elvira Rumbo Leyva were killed when a pickup truck carrying 17 people overturned after running over a spike strip laid down by Border Patrol agents.
Unique ID: 2227

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