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Jose Manuel Ramirez Jr.
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Gender
Male
Age
41 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
07/25/2021
Location
100 block 1st Street Wasco CA 93280 Kern
Cause of Death
Deadly force
About 1 p.m., officers were deployed to a home after receiving a call about shots fired. Jose Manuel Ramirez Jr. climbed to the roof of the house and exchanged fire with police using an AK-47 rifle and a handgun before shot and killed five hours after the siege began. After he was killed, inside the residence, police found three people dead, identified as Ramirez's sons and their mother. Deputy Phillip Campas was killed, and another officer was wounded.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Kern County Sheriff's Office
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United States