Arturo Gomez Calel was having an apparent mental health crisis died in a struggle with police after he was tasered in a roadway just after midnight.
Agency: Antioch Police Department
Motive: mental health crisis
Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Arturo Gomez Calel
Death Date: February 24, 2021
County: Contra Costa
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Taser
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have Actual Weapon
Weapon: no object
Fleeing: foot