Alfonso Cerda
Name: Alfonso Cerda
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 10/08/2012
Location: 3500 block West 107th Street
Inglewood, California, 90303
County: Los Angeles
Agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Bicyclist Alfonso Cerda was struck and killed by an L.A. County sheriff's patrol car in Inglewood. Deputies said they were trying to stop Cerda just before 1:30 a.m., because they believed he had a handgun (initial reports said Cerda had brandished a gun, but this claim was later walked back by the department). The patrol car collided with Cerda's bicycle and he died from his injuries. Deputies initially said they were unable to locate a handgun, then later said the initial reports weren't accurate and that there never was a gun involved.
Unique ID: 11898
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