Los Angeles, California
September 05, 2010
Agencies: Los Angeles Police Department California LAPD
Cause of death: Not Yet Known
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Manuel Ramirez, a 37-year-old Latino man, was shot and killed by Los Angeles police near West 6th Street and South Union Avenue in Westlake, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. Allegedly, Ramirez was holding a knife, and walking drunkenly. Police shot him in the head 3 times. Residents at the scene yelled at the police, and crowds protested for several days.