California Deadly Force Cases
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Jerman Magana
Jerman Magana, 30, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies on June 13, 2024, after he fired a shotgun at a Sheriff's helicopter from a rooftop in West Rancho Dominguez.
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Jose Acosta
Jose Acosta, 40, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies on March 19, 2024, after he crashed his vehicle into a patrol car and charged at deputies with a knife in Long Beach.
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Martin Sebastian, 28, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies on March 16, 2024, in East Los Angeles after deputies responded to reports of an armed man harassing customers at a market.
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Joseph Westley Henson, 30, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies on February 23, 2024, at a gas station in Pearblossom after he allegedly advanced toward deputies while holding a sharp object.
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