Elias Cavazos
Name: Elias Cavazos
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 04/17/2015
Location: Girard Street and Acacia Avenue
Hemet, California, 92544
County: Riverside
Agency: Riverside County Sheriff's Department, California Highway Patrol
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Officers on anti-gang task force duty stopped a vehicle because they recognized the man in the passenger seat who was on parole and had a felony warrant for his arrest. As soon as the car stopped, the subject allegedly flung open his door and started firing at officers. Officers returned fire, killing the man at the scene.
Unique ID: 15995
News article: Link
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