Fatal Encounters

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

Tommy Ralph Gabriel

Name: Tommy Ralph Gabriel
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/25/2007
Location: Seeley Avenue
Aromas, California, 95004
County: San Benito
Agency: San Benito County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: Tommy Ralph Gabriel reportedly died of asphyxiation after he'd set his room on fire and pointed a gun at deputies, one of whom shot at him during a standoff.
Unique ID: 6170

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