Police killings
2013-2020

Asuncion J. Gomez-Guerrero

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 2/3/2019

Waukegan, Lake, IL
3500 Windhaven Dr

Police reportedly were called about 2:30 p.m. Responding officers found a vehicle in front of a house, with Asuncion Gomez-Guerrero and an 18-year-old passenger in the front seat. When the officer approached, Gomez-Guerrero allegedly disobeyed orders and attempted to hit the officer with the vehicle. The officer shot and killed Gomez-Guerrero in the moving vehicle. The vehicle crashed into a telephone pole about a block away. The passenger was taken to the hospital with minor injuries from the crash.