Fatal Encounters

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

Abel Marquez

Name: Abel Marquez
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 03/11/2017
Location: 2200 Market Street
San Francisco, California, 94114
County: San Francisco
Agency: San Francisco Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Abel Marquez, 36, who reportedly had been drinking and using methamphetamine, was restrained by police after he broke a window and cut himself at a bar. He became unresponsive and was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where he died almost two weeks later.
Unique ID: 20259

News article: Link






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