Damien Alvarado
Name: Damien Alvarado
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 03/22/2020
Location: E Prince Rd & N Campbell Ave
Tucson, Arizona, 85719
County: Pima
Agency: Tucson Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Damien Alvarado struck two vehicles in an intersection before running to a church parking lot, where two men tried to prevent him from fleeing until police arrived. Alvarado struggle with the men and officers, trying to scale a cinder block wall, being forced to the ground and ignoring officer's commands to calm down. An officer shot Alvarado with a stun gun. Medical examiners determined Alvarado's cause of death was cardiac arrest while intoxicated on methamphetamine and being physically restrained.
Unique ID: 28393
News article: Link
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