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Rafael “Pito” Rivera
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Gender
Male
Age
32 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
09/12/2018
Location
400 block Plymouth Ave Buffalo NY 14213 Erie
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Officers responded at about 3:05 a.m. to a call of a man with a gun. An officer encountered Rafael "Pito" Rivera with a handgun. The officer engaged in a foot pursuit that covered about a half a block and ended in a parking lot in the 400 block of Plymouth. Rivera reportedly did not comply to orders by the officer to put the gun down, and the officer shot and killed him. A video of the incident reportedly shows Rivera running away from the officer when he is shot. Rivera's family has filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Buffalo Police Department
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United States