At Rest

Deadly force
Around 1:45 p.m., police responded to a call about a distraught male who was possibly armed at the apartment building. A crisis negotiation team was deployed and had talked with Brandon Ventura for three hours, during which time, he allegedly opened and closed the door multiple times while brandishing a handgun. At around 4:35 p.m. an officer fired a less-lethal rubber bullet at Ventura that was ineffective. Ventura and several officers fought. During the struggle, he allegedly pointed the handgun at one of the officers. Another officer shot and killed him.
This record exists so that Brandon Ventura, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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