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Sonny Lam
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Gender
Male
Age
42 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
09/02/2013
Location
619 Vine St Los Banos CA 93635 Merced
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Sonny Lam's 80-year-old father called police to report that his son was attacking him. When an officer arrived, Sonny Lam reportedly stabbed the officer in the arm with a pair of scissors . The officer shot Lam in the shin and then the officer retreated before shooting Lam again in the chest, killing him. A jury finally awarded $2.75 million to the father in a wrongful death case in 2018, stating the officer used "unreasonable force in shooting Lam a second time.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Los Banos Police Department
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National Anthem
United States