Rene Carmona

Deadly force

Police were dispatched to Palm View Apartments regarding a man with a knife trying to break into an apartment. As officers arrived, the person who called police described the suspect, who had fled southbound on a bicycle. Officer Brian Ramirez spotted Carmona heading south from the complex and gave chase on foot. Carmona jumped over the east wall at Quail Gardens. Carmona reportedly confronted Ramirez in the Quail Gardens parking lot, armed with a knife. Ramirez shot and killed Carmona.