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David Raya

United States · Aged 23 · Died 08/16/2011
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Raya, a parolee attempting to avoid a warrant, was shot in the back three times by officers of the Anaheim Police Department. He was unarmed. The city paid $245,000 in an agreement to dismiss wrongful death and civil rights suits; one officer involved, Anaheim detective Bruce Linn, was also implicated in the shooting of Caesar Cruz in 2009.

Alleged responsible partyAnaheim Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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