At Rest
A living memorial to lives lost to injustice, greed, and war.
HomeAbout♥ Sign the PetitionENES
JR
In loving memory
Jorge Rivera
United States · Aged 32 · Died 04/22/2009
Other
How they died
Less-than-lethal force
Police said Jorge Rivera put a bag of drugs in his mouth when police arrived, and that's what killed him. Some witnesses said that police kicked and punched Rivera and caused him to hit his head on a concrete step.
Alleged responsible partyNew Jersey State Police, Camden Prosecutor's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
Why we remember them
This record exists so that Jorge Rivera, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
References & sources
Others we remember.
More lives from the archive.
At Rest
At Rest
At Rest