At Rest

Deadly force
Downey Police reported that they shot Vargas about 6:50 p.m. Officials were not releasing details about the shooting but said no officers were injured. After the incident, Vargas was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 40 minutes later. Coroner's records show he had several gunshot wounds.
This record exists so that Manuel Tovar Vargas, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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