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Ruben Walton Ortega
United States · Aged 23 · Died 07/01/2008
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Deadly force
Officers say that they responded to a loitering call, Ortega ran and when he refused to raise his hands and keeping a hand at his waist, the officer(s) thought he was armed, and shot him to death. A different account says he was unarmed and shot in the back.
Alleged responsible partyInglewood Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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