Austin Manzano

How they died

Deadly force

Manzano called 911 at 1:10 a.m. and told dispatchers he was armed with a loaded handgun and would begin shooting people unless police responded. Deputies Robert Medina and Greg Tougas saw Manzano holding a large knife in his left hand and what was later discovered to be a replica handgun in his right hand. The deputies ordered Manzano to drop the weapons, but Manzano refused and approached the two deputies. Deputies shot Manzano within two minutes of arriving, and he died two weeks later.

Why we remember them

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

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