Police killings
2013-2020

Desiree Nicole Garza

Female, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 3/9/2020

Torrence, Los Angeles, CA
West 182nd Street and Yukon Avenue

Around 10:30 a.m., police received reports that a woman was wielding a knife and breaking items inside a home. Police shot and killed the woman shortly they arrived. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.