Police killings
2013-2020

Siolosega Velega-Nuufolau

Female, Pacific Islander

Date of the incident: 12/29/2015

Santa Nella Village, Merced, CA
29000 Del Sol Ct

Velega-Nuufolau was reportedly standing in a neighbor's driveway yelling for someone to call 911, according to authorities. Deputies arrived after the neighbor called police, and a responding deputy shot Velega-Nuufolau when she allegedly charged at him with a knife, police said. Velega-Nuufolau was a military veteran, according to officials.