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Francis De La Cruz

United States · Aged 35 · Died 05/28/2017
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How they died

Deadly force

Police responded to a domestic disturbance at the Donner Lofts. Occupants refused to give police entry and lit a fire inside the apartment. When police broke down the door, one man surrendered, but the other advanced upon officers while holding an ax. He was tasered then shot and killed.

Alleged responsible partySan Jose Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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This record exists so that Francis De La Cruz, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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