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State of California Department of Justice
Rob Bonta
Attorney General
Attorney General
Cases Previously Reviewed by the California Department of Justice
Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), the California Department of Justice is required to investigate all incidents of an officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian in the state. Historically, these critical incidents in California had been primarily handled by local law enforcement agencies and the state's 58 district attorneys. Cases where the California Department of Justice has completed its review under AB 1506 are listed below.
| DOJ Case Number | Case Details | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BI-LA2022-00020 |
Date: 06/21/2022 Decedent: Earl Shane Holland Agency: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Location: Adelanto, California Involved Officer: Justin Lopez |
Report Issued |
| BI-RI2022-00011 |
Date: 04/07/2022 Decedent: Travis Shane Tarrants Agency: Fontana Police Department Location: Fontana, California Involved Officer: Brandon Gossert, Johnsull Doakes, Joshua Nassar, Jociento DeLeon, and Leonard Sein |
Report Issued |
| BI-RI2022-00003 |
Date: 01/18/2022 Decedent: Joseph Thomas Tracy Agency: Riverside County Sheriff's Department, Hemet Police Department, and Riverside Police Department Location: Hemet, California Involved Officer: Chris Porrazzo, Josh Smith, Art Paez, and Richard Kerr |
Report Issued |
| BI-SF2022-00001 |
Date: 01/20/2022 Decedent: Nelson Szeto Agency: San Francisco Police Department Location: San Francisco, California Involved Officer: Steven Uang, Oliver Lim, David Wakayama, and Erik Whitney |
Report Issued |
| BI-LA2021-00036 |
Date: 12/23/2021 Decedent: Valentina Orellana Peralta and Daniel Abisai Elena Lopez Agency: Los Angeles Police Department Location: Los Angeles, California Involved Officer: William Jones |
Report Issued |
| BI-SF2021-00013 |
Date: 12/10/2021 Decedent: Guadalupe Zavala Agency: Antioch Police Department Location: Antioch, California Involved Officer: Scott Duggar, Theodore Chang, Ryan McDonald, and Eric Rombough |
Report Issued |
| BI-RI2021-00023 |
Date: 07/26/2021 Decedent: Samuel Soto Agency: Los Angeles Police Department Location: Los Angeles, California Involved Officer: Eduardo Martinez and David Foci |
Report Issued |
| BI-RI2021-00030 |
Date: 09/28/2021 Decedent: Brandon Anthony Lopez Agency: Anaheim Police Department Location: Santa Ana, California Involved Officer: Kenneth Weber, Brett Heitman, Catalin Panov, and Paul Delgado |
Report Issued |
| BI-LA2021-00027 |
Date: 09/28/2021 Decedent: Leonel Chavez Agency: California Highway Patrol Location: Los Angeles, California Involved Officer: Daniel Castaneda |
Report Issued |
| BI-LA2021-00021 |
Date: 08/21/2021 Decedent: Juan Luis Olvera-Preciado Agency: Guadalupe Police Department Location: Guadalupe, California Involved Officer: Miguel Jaimes |
Report Issued |
| BI-LA2021-00019 |
Date: 08/09/2021 Decedent: Luis Manuel Garcia-Arias Agency: Tustin Police Department Location: Tustin, California Involved Officer: Estela Silva |
Report Issued |
| BI-LA2021-00017 |
Date: 07/15/2021 Decedent: Matthew James Sova Agency: Los Angeles Police Department Location: Los Angeles, California Involved Officer: Christopher Tabela and Isaiah Galvez |
Report Issued |