Officers responded at about 3:05 a.m. to a call of a man with a gun. An officer encountered a man with a gun. The officer engaged in a foot pursuit that covered about a half a block and ended in a parking lot in the 400 block of Plymouth. The man reportedly did not comply to orders by the officer to put the gun down, and the officer shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Rafael "Pito" Rivera
Agency Responsible: Buffalo Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: September 12, 2018
County: Erie
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: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 4026
Geography: Urban