Luis Alberto Ramirez

How they died

Deadly force

When officers arrived they saw Luis Ramirez standing in the front yard of a residence holding two sticks and screaming. The officers contacted Ramirez, who immediately began throwing rocks at the officers. One officer ordered Ramirez to drop the sticks and raise his hands. Ramirez refused to follow orders, so the officer activated a Taser. A second officer who was armed with a beanbag shotgun observed Ramirez advance toward the first officer at which time the officer shot Ramirez with beanbag shotgun to stop his advance. A third officer observed Ramirez lunging at the first officer at which time the officer involved shooting occurred

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Luis Alberto Ramirez, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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