Police killings
2013-2020

Juan Carlos Ruelas

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 9/4/2013

Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, CA
800 West Ahwanee Ave

Police report that during an undercover drug bust in a parking lot, Ruelas seemed to be high. While sitting in his truck, he reportedly told the undercover buyer, Det. Travis Niesen, that he had a gun and then "reached for his waist." Niesen shot him, then Dets. Cory Morgan, Justin Mead and Jake Thompson, Sgt. Greg Hill, and Deputy Sheriff Tyler Fernandes opened fire. Ruelas was unarmed and shot 29 times.