Robert Joseph Minjarez Jr.

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

Minjarez was hallucinating when police were called. Minjarez was then pinned facedown to the ground by 3 or 4 officers. One officer was on his legs, another on his thighs, and two on his back. According to an audio recording from the scene, Minjarez is heard pleading for his life, repeatedly telling the officers he was unable to breathe. He was arrested and died six days later. The autopsy ruled Minjarez's death a homicide.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Robert Joseph Minjarez Jr., and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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