Victor Sanchez

How they died

Deadly force

Around 10:30 p.m., police received a 911 call for a possible burglary. Around 11:50 a.m., officers were in the apartment's parking lot when they heard a gunshot fired inside the apartment. A woman and children ran out of the apartment. The woman told officers the man inside had a gun. When officers got into the apartment, Victor Sanchez barricaded himself inside a bathroom. Sanchez walked further back into the apartment and reportedly raised his right arm pointing a handgun at the officers. Six officers shot and killed Sanchez.

Why we remember them

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

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