Martin Figueroa
Male, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 5/20/2014
Fresno, Fresno, CA
E Vassar Ave and N San Pablo Ave
E Vassar Ave and N San Pablo Ave
Figueroa's family called 911 to report him high on meth and hallucinating at home. Four officers responded and "attempted to negotiate" with Figueroa from outside for 45 minutes, after which they sent a K-9 into the home. Two officers followed and found Figueroa in a bedroom holding a steak knife. When they "pulled the K-9 off the man", he allegedly began screaming and raised the knife over his head, at which time the officers shot him. He died later that night at the hospital. His mother, Aurora Figueroa, says he was shot 17 times.