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Pedro Santa Cruz
United States · Aged 40 · Died 07/21/2010
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Deadly force
Police were called to investigate a prowler. When officers arrived at the scene, they saw Santa Cruz a block away matching the description of the prowler. As officers approached Cruz, he turned and began punching one of the officers and a physical altercation began. Officer Eric Johnson believed Santa Cruz was stabbing his colleague and fired his gun.
Alleged responsible partyLos Angeles Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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