Fatal Encounters

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

Xavier Arturo Sanchez

Name: Xavier Arturo Sanchez
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 07/15/2013
Location: South Campbell and East Wyoming
Tucson, Arizona, 85706
County: Pima
Agency: Pima County Sheriff's Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Ten-year-old Xavier Arturo Sanchez was struck and killed by a Pima County Sheriff's Department deputy. Police said that investigators learned that a group of children had been running back and forth (eastbound and westbound) across South Campbell near the intersection with East Wyoming. The child that was struck was part of the group of children. The family filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit.
Unique ID: 13113

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