Cesar Leopoldo Garcia-Gonzales

Deadly force

Police responded to a report that a possible hit and run suspect was in the area of N. E. 16th and I-35. Later reports put the vehicles at S. E. 15th and S. Eastern where Sgt. Benavides and Officer Rosko attempted a traffic stop. Cesar Leopoldo Garcia-Gonzales fled. Garcia drove into the front yard at 527 S. E. 13th and jumped out of the other to flee on foot. Sgt. Benavides and Sgt. R. Barnes chased Garcia into the backyard of 533 S. E. 13th. During a brief fight, Garcia took Benavides' gun. As Sgt. Barnes arrived, he saw Garcia with the semi-automatic handgun and shot and killed him.