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Mario Fernando Torres Gomez
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Gender
Male
Age
34 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
04/11/2007
Location
E 31st St & U.S. 169 Tulsa OK 74129 Tulsa
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Gomez was unarmed and fleeing from police when he was shot.The officer who shot Gomez was cleared in the shooting, but in 2010 the city paid $85,000 to settle a lawsuit by Gomez's family. Gomez was an undocumented immigrant and the officer suspected him of being involved in an armed robbery, and alleged that Gomez reached for his waistband before the officer shot.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Tulsa Police Department
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