Police killings
2013-2020

Ruben Chavira Urbina

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 9/15/2017

Haymarket, Prince William, VA
6800 Hartzell Hill

Officers were called for a report of a possible hostage situation. As they responded, police learned that the 15-year-old boy possibly “had a bomb strapped to his chest and was holding a family member hostage,” police said. Officers arrived to find the boy in front of the house. As they approached, Ruben Urbina brandished a crowbar and approached the officers. He was shot and killed.