Gustavo Segura Acosta

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 9/22/2014

Place of the incident:

Fresno, Fresno, CA
2500 South Kirk Avenue

Acosta had mental health issues, a drug problem, a criminal record, and a protective order to stay away from his wife. She happened to be a civilian employee of the Fresno PD. While trying to apprehend him police used pepper spray and a Taser, neither of which worked. When he threatened officers with a four-foot metal police he was shot to death.

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