Police spotted a man who they believed was about to burglarize a vehicle. When the officers stopped their own vehicle to investigate, the man ran away, police said. Police briefly chased the man on foot to the back of a nearby home, and when they got to the rear of that residence, they shot and killed the man.
Victim's Name: Pablo Renato Cartagena
Agency Responsible: Los Angeles Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: November 28, 2016
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: undetermined
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2085
Geography: Urban