Edgar Romero-Arias

How they died

Deadly force

Officer Guillermo Biascoechea and other officers were called to a loud noise complaint. When the officers approached the men, they ran away and Biascoechea chased one of them, Romero-Arias. Biascoechea yelled in English and Spanish for Romero-Arias to stop and then struggled with him at an apartment doorway, police said. At one point, Romero-Arias removed his hand from his pocket, clutching what Biascoechea said was an "oblong silver and black object," which Biascoechea believed was a weapon. Biascoechea, fearing for his safety, shot and killed Romero-Arias.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Edgar Romero-Arias, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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