Tracy Peters

How they died

Deadly force

Police were called to the Kaukama Road neighborhood by residents reporting a male yelling and firing shotgun rounds from his car. Police set up a perimeter around Peters who advanced on their position twice and fired at least seven shots from the shotgun while they were there. Two of the shots struck a police patrol car, ricocheted and struck officer Corinne Rivera in the arm. After emptying the shotgun, Peters pointed two .38-caliber handguns at nearby homes before pointing the handguns at Officer Wayne Silva and the rest of the officers. Fearing for his safety and the safety of the other officers, Silva shot and killed Peters.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Tracy Peters, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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