Richard Ernest “Dickie” Louis

How they died

Deadly force

When police confronted Richard Louis at his residence for missing a trial date, Louis barricaded himself. Three hours later, he appeared on his roof, throwing bamboo poles at 40 local and federal officers. Officer Chris Calio climbed onto his roof to try to arrest him, but shot him instead, alleging later that he wielded a metal object. Louis died in a Honolulu hospital.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Richard Ernest “Dickie” Louis, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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