Paul Robert Saldivar
Name: Paul Robert Saldivar
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 05/10/2012
Location: 300 block Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52401
County: Linn
Agency: Cedar Rapids Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Paul Robert Saldivar was allegedly causing problems at the Hazzard County Bar and ran into an alley when officer Shannon Aguero confronted him shortly after 11 p.m. Officer Gabriel Hepke arrived and the officers arrested Saldivar for public intoxication. Saldivar allegedly resisted, so one officer struck Salvidar's thigh while another shielded Saldivar's head as they pushed him onto the back seat on his stomach. At 11:30 p.m., Aguero arrived at the jail, but reportedly had to wait for the sally port to become available. She said tried to speak with Saldivar, but he didn't respond. Five minutes later, a deputy opened the door and found Saldivar had no pulse. Saldivar never regained consciousness and was taken off of the ventilator on May 17, 2012. An autopsy said Saldivar died from positional asphyxia. Saldivar's death was ruled accidental.
Unique ID: 11322
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