Rafael "Pito" Rivera Killed by Buffalo Police Department

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Category: Police - City
Old Crime Scene Address:
400 of Plymouth Ave
Mapping Police Violence:

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

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