Ismael Lopez

How they died

Deadly force

Officers reported that they responded to a shooting, and Lopez and another man were walking toward a car the officers suspected of containing some involved, but Lopez and another man fled when they saw the police. One officer said that because of an action of one of the men, that he feared for his or another officer's life, and shot Lopez to death. No gun was found, but a knife was reported found in Lopez' flight path.

Why we remember them

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

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