Juan Carlos Castillo Maldonado, 22

Los Angeles, California
February 16, 2008

Agencies: Los Angeles Police Department California LAPD

Cause of death: Not Yet Known


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Overview

Juan Carlos Castillo-Maldonado, 22, a Latino man, was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting at the intersection of Park View Street and Ocean View Avenue near MacArthur Park about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16.

According to police, officers with LAPD's Rampart Division responded to a report that an armed man had tried to rob three people in separate incidents. Officers spotted Castillo-Maldonado near the intersection, where they pulled over, got out of their patrol car, and instructed him in English and Spanish to drop his gun.