David Melgoza

How they died

Deadly force

An officer shot and killed David Melgoza during an alleged exchange of gunfire. At about 1:15 p.m., the officer responded to a report that a man had yelled at passing cars and pedestrians, fired a shot at a random person, walked into an alley and fired two more shots at people. The officer drove through the alley and encountered Melgoza. Police believed Melgoza shot first at the officer, who returned fire.

Why we remember them

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

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