Police killings
2013-2020

Joel Gonzales

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 3/24/2016

Pueblo, Pueblo, CO
2600 E 8th St

Police were responding to a disturbance call. When they arrived they encountered Gonzales inside the home, armed. He was holding a handgun in one hand and a knife in the other. Officers repeatedly told him to drop the weapons, but Gonzales refused and advanced on officers who shot and killed him.