Fatal Encounters

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Emilio Esteban Garcia

Name: Emilio Esteban Garcia
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 12/03/2018
Location: 1799 30th Street
Des Moines, Iowa, 50310
County: Polk
Agency: Des Moines Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police received a report of a car stolen shortly after 8:10 p.m. The victim said the sedan had been left unattended and running. About 30 minutes later, officers responded to shots fired. The gold sedan involved reportedly matched the description of the stolen car. An officer then saw what appeared to be the gold sedan at 30th Street and Hickman Road, police said. The sedan fled when the officer tried to pull it over. A minute later, the sedan crashed into a U.S. Postal Service, killing Emilio Esteban Garcia, 16, and Jair Sanchez-Banos, 17. Sanchez was allegedly driving.
Unique ID: 25280

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