Cesar Frias

How they died

Deadly force

Officers made contact with the subject, known to be possibly mentally ill and armed with a kitchen knife. They attempted to subdue him with a Taser and a beanbag gun but the subject escaped into a nearby house. Officers fired gas shells into the home and the man walked out. They attempted to subdue him again with a Taser and bean bag gun but the man ran into the backyard of the house. Attempting to subdue him, the man allegedly attacked an officer with his knife. The officer fired his gun and the subject died later that night at a nearby hospital.

Why we remember them

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

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