Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Ricardo Alfonso Cerna

Name: Ricardo Alfonso Cerna
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 12/19/2003
Location: 655 E 3rd St.
San Bernardino, California, 92408
County: San Bernardino
Agency: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: Ricardo Alfonso Cerna, who reportedly shot deputy Michael Parham, was arrested with an undetected gun in his pocket, then killed himself at sheriff's headquarters when he was left unhandcuffed in an interview room.
Unique ID: 3027

News article: Link






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