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Jose Jesus Ruiz

United States · Aged 31 · Died 02/08/2010
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Deadly force

Police shot Jose Jesus Ruiz when he "became combative with a gun" at his own home when the officers thought he was a burglar.

Alleged responsible partyRiverside County Sheriff's DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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

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