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Jesucita Ortega
United States · Aged 25 · Died 03/17/2011
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Officers reported that they responded to a call to find Ortega stabbing a man, and when she approached officers with the knife, a Taser deployed by the officers didn't work, then they shot her to death. Investigators say Ortega feared her partner would hurt their children.
Alleged responsible partyLong Beach Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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