Ivan Gutzalenko Killed by Richmond Police Department

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Category: Police - City
Old Crime Scene Address:
12600 San Pablo Ave.
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Police responded to a 10:35 a.m. report of a man damaging property inside a business. Officers arrived and found a man who was stumbling and who fell to the ground and appeared to be in medical distress or under the influence of drugs, police said. They tried to calm the man and provided medical assistance until paramedics arrived. Officers placed the man in a prone position and one officer placed his knee on the man's lower back to handcuff him. The man was dead a short time later.

Agency: Richmond Police Department

Motive: disturbance

Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense

Service Call: Yes

Official Disposition: Pending investigation

Victim Name: Ivan Gutzalenko

Death Date: March 10, 2021

County: Contra Costa

Geography: Urban

Gender: Male

Age: 47

Race: Unknown race

Cause of Death: Physical Restraint

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use

Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have Actual Weapon

Weapon: no object

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