Fatal Encounters

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Ashley Marie Wells

Name: Ashley Marie Wells
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 07/08/2020
Location: Crenshaw Boulevard and 190th Street
Torrance, California, 90504
County: Los Angeles
Agency: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehicle
Media summary: An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Daniel Manuel Auner, 23, has been charged with murder in connection with a solo-vehicle crash in Torrance that killed his 23-year-old passenger and left two other people seriously injured. Victim Ashley Wells' family said that they believe Auner was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, but he has not been charged with a DUI offense.
Unique ID: 30307

News article: Link






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