Richard Shreckengaust Killed by Sonoma County Sheriff's Department

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Category: Police - County
Old Crime Scene Address:
Odd Fellows Park Road and Riverside Drive
Mapping Police Violence:

Police received a call from a woman whose friend was sending her text messages saying she had been kidnapped. Police located the vehicle and attempted to pull it over. Shreckengaust, the driver, refused to stop, and eventually crashed into an embankment. A deputy shot Shreckengaust several times, killing him, when he allegedly leaned to the right of the car. Police did not find a gun. The woman, an acquaintance of Shreckengaust, was not harmed.

Victim's Name: Richard Shreckengaust

Agency Responsible: Sonoma County Sheriff's Department

Gender: Male

Age: 37

Race: Unknown race

Date of Death: February 28, 2013

County: Sonoma

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Official Disposition: Justified

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: No

Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon

Weapon: unarmed

Geography: Rural

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