Stephen Hughes Hastings

How they died

Deadly force

Officers Steven Campos and James Rodriguez responded to a domestic violence call. At the residence named in the call, a boy told the officers that his parents were fighting in the garage. There, the officers saw Hastings and his wife grappling with each other for control of a handgun. The officer announced themselves. Hastings's wife broke away. Hastings pointed the handgun at the officers. Officer Campos fatally shot Hastings. He had served for 17 years.

Why we remember them

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

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