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Michael Hernandez
United States · Aged 34 · Died 10/30/2018
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Less-than-lethal force
Deputies Erik Vawter and Brian McDevitt responded to a report of Michael Hernandez running naked outside his residence, choking his 3-month-old daughter and screaming that he had to remove the devil from her. The child's mother stabbed Hernandez several times with a kitchen knife before their baby wound up in the hands of a neighbor and Hernandez started choking the infant's mother. Neighbors intervened and held Hernandez face down outside his residence until deputies arrived at 3:38 a.m. and placed Hernandez in handcuffs. Both deputies attempted to speak with the suspect and when they rolled him over, they saw him foaming from the mouth. He then died.
Alleged responsible partyContra Costa County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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