Bijan Fardnazari

How they died

Deadly force

At about 5:13 p.m., there was a call for service at a home, and the reporting party indicated that Bijan Fardnazari, was stabbing himself in the backyard. Deputy Daniel Armenta responded to the call. He entered the house through the front door and saw Fardnazari in the backyard, behind an exterior security door, holding a knife. Armenta, with his Taser out, ordered Fardnazari to drop the knife, but the man did not comply with the deputy's orders. Fardnazari opened up the security door and entered the house, walking toward Armenta with the knife raised up in the air. Armenta put away his Taser and pulled out his firearm as he backed away from Fardnazari, who kept moving toward him. Armenta shot and killed Fardnazari.

Why we remember them

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

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