Bakersfield police shot and killed a man they say was armed with a knife and had just stabbed his mother.
Agency: Bakersfield Police Department
Motive: Stabbing
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: Yes
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Jose Marcos Ramirez
Death Date: October 13, 2020
County: Kern
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Washington Post Database ID: 6228