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Juan Luis Curiel
United States · Aged 30 · Died 08/29/2006
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Two narcotics officers, working out of the Devonshire Police Station, were investigating complaints of drug activities in Chatsworth. Police Officers Marco Taoatao, 32, and Jay Espiritu, 38, drove into the alley behind the home and noticed a charcoal Nissan Altima, which had been described in the public complaints. The two men in the Altima drove away immediately. As the car circled the block, the officers followed and radioed for a marked police car to detain the men. The Altima pulled back into the alley and stopped behind the suspected drug house. The driver abruptly ran from the car as another man ran out of the house, firing a gun. Both officers returned fire at the gunman, Juan Curiel, 30, was hit and died a short time later.
Alleged responsible partyLos Angeles Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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