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Ricardo Zaragoza
United States · Aged 40 · Died 11/08/2004
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Less-than-lethal force
An Elk Grove man died early Monday in a confrontation with Sacramento County sheriff's deputies after officers used pepper spray and shot the man twice with 50,000-volt Taser stun guns. Sheriff's officials said Ricardo Zaragoza struggled with four deputies who wanted to take him in for a mental health examination after his family called officials saying he was acting erratically. The four officers who struggled to control Zaragoza were placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation.
Alleged responsible partySacramento County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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