Hector Hernandez

How they died

Deadly force

Officers responded to a family disturbance call about 10 p.m. A man allegedly pulled out a knife on two teenagers who attempted to intervene in a domestic violence incident. While officers were en route to the scene, they received a report that the man obtained a handgun and fired several rounds. Multiple family members ran out of the home when police arrived, and the man allegedly came out of the house with a knife. After refusing orders to drop the knife, the man tried to re-enter the home and a dog was sicced on him. He allegedly stabbed the dog, and an officer shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

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

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