Roque Dominguez

How they died

Deadly force

An officer shot Roque Dominguez in the back after he allegedly pointed a handgun. According to police, officers went to the area at about 7 p.m. in response to "suspicious subjects" who appeared to be armed. Dominguez allegedly displayed a gun and aimed it at an officer, who then shot him. Dominguez was pronounced dead at a hospital. Dominguez' family reportedly did not learn about the shooting until the next day, and said that they weren't told what had happened when they went to the police station. Instead, they said they were told to contact the state police and to get the number from a phone book.

Why we remember them

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

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