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2020 August 4 – Sean Patrick Bell
On August 4, 2020, Sean Patrick Bell died as a result of a traffic collision at the intersection of Santa Rosa Avenue and the entrance to the Santa Rosa Market Place. Read full story
2019 July 31 – Rigoberta Cabrera
On July 31, 2019, Rigoberta Cabrera suffered a catastrophic health event while in the custody of Sonoma County Sheriffs Deputies Marcus Holton and his trainee Anthony Crivello. Read full story
2019 August 2 – Brad Baymon
On August 2, 2019, Brad Baymon was shot during an incident involving Sonoma County Sheriffs Deputy David Edney. Read full story
2018 May 13 – Ryan Joseph Pritel
On May 13, 2018, Ryan Joseph Pritel was shot at, but not struck, during an incident involving Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Matelli. Read full story
2018 March 28 – Roderic-Bernard-Cameron
On March 28, 2018, forty-four-year-old Roderic Bernard Cameron died as a result of fatal cardiac dysrhythmia due to severe hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Read full story
2018 July 4 – Koffi, Betai Michel
On July 4, 2019, Betai Michel Koffi (hereafter Koffi) was seriously injured as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during an encounter with Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Pasero. Read full story
2018 January 31 – Michael Joe Medina
On January 31, 2018, Windsor Police Department Deputy G. Bone contacted Michael Joe Medina (32) regarding a citizen complaint that Medina had urinated outside of his car. Read full story
2018 January 14 – Antonio Ramirez-Frati
Antonio Ramirez-Frati was born on March 26, 1996. On January 14, 2018, Ramirez-Frati attempted to commit suicide by intentionally forcing five officers from the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety into a position where each officer individually concluded that it was necessary to discharge his firearm at him to defend human life. Read full story
2018 April 3 Garcia-Vara
On April 3, 2018, Luis Alberto Garcia-Vara ("Garcia-Vara") was killed by officers from the Petaluma Police Department. Read full story
2017 October 21 Victor Gonzalez-Gonzalez
On October 21, 2017, Victor Gonzalez-Gonzalez died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds by two officers employed by the Cloverdale Police Department. Gonzalez-Gonzalez was 44 years old. Read full story