Fred Cardenas

How they died

Deadly force

Police responded to a domestic disturbance call, in which a 911 caller reported that her father was intoxicated and walking around with a gun. Officers drove saw a man with a gun who matched the 911 caller's description. They pulled over and began giving the man orders. When he raised his gun toward the officers, one officer shot and killed him with a shotgun blast.

Why we remember them

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

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