Dillan Tabares, 26
Huntington Beach, California
September 22, 2017
Agencies: Huntington Park Police Department California | Orange County District Attorney ’s Office California | Orange County Sheriff's Department - California
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 5 years ago
Overview 
The man shot dead by Huntington Beach police was 27-year-old Dillan Tabares, the Weekly has learned. He previously attended Marina High School where the shooting happened across the street from. Tabares also served in the United States Navy as an information systems technician and lived in Norfolk, Virgina. He fell on hard times in 2012 according to a Facebook post where he wrote about losing his security clearance in the Navy after testing positive for marijuana and that he self-medicated for depression.
His mother is planning to host a vigil tonight at 8 p.m. at the 7-Eleven where the shooting happened for her deceased son and the officer. She's encouraging people to bring candles and a prayer.
Community and Family Efforts
September 2017 Family expenses fund
Additional Resources:
- https://www.gofundme.com/his-name-was-dillan added September 28, 2017 03:20
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq8rSn2yljk added September 28, 2017 03:09
- http://heavy.com/news/2017/09/huntington-beach-shooting-video-dillan-tabares-fight-second-angle-altercation-police-graphic-uncut-full-7-11/ added September 28, 2017 03:09
- http://newsenter.org/huntingtonbeach/2017/09/26/105358-huntington-beach-council-members-respond-to-fatal-officer-involved-shooting.html added September 28, 2017 03:09
- https://www.bloglikes.com/blogs/2017-09-26/watch-california-police-officer-shoots-kills-navy-veteran-with-mental-health-problems added September 28, 2017 03:09
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-shot-california-police-vet-mental-illness-211028345.html added September 28, 2017 03:09
- https://newsofsocal.com/2017/09/26/man-27-shot-and-killed-by-huntington-beach-officer-battled-drugs-failed-navy-career-his-brother-says/ added September 28, 2017 03:09
- https://www.inquisitr.com/4515164/dillan-tabares-twitter-video-shooting-huntington-beach-police/ added September 28, 2017 03:09
- https://www.facebook.com/KilledByPolice/posts/1766524650042331 added September 28, 2017 02:54
- http://www.ocweekly.com/news/fight-before-fatal-hb-cop-shooting-captured-in-new-video-8448620 added September 28, 2017 02:54