Police killings
2013-2020

Luis Vargas

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 1/5/2017

Dinuba, Tulare, CA
1010 N Alta Avenue

Dinuba Police say one of their officers interrupted an armed robbery and was shot at by two suspects. Police say one of the suspects jumped in a getaway car, while the other ran and continued to shoot at the officer. The officer ran after the suspect, identified as 20-year-old Luis Vargas, through different apartment complexes to the east. The officer ultimately shot and killed Vargas.