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Jose “Joe” Ruiz III
United States · Aged 25 · Died 06/13/2021
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Joe Ruiz refused to pull over when an officer tried to pull him over. He crashed into a car while fleeing and then got out of the car. Ruiz allegedly had a gun when he and six different officers exchanged fire. Ruiz was taken to Kern Medical with at least six gunshot wounds and died three days later.
Alleged responsible partyBakersfield Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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