Paul David Rea, 18
East los Angeles, California
June 27, 2019
Agencies: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department California LASD
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 4 years ago
Overview 
Paul David Rea, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 27, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
His sister told Eyewitness News that there was no scuffle, and the deputies were "trigger happy."
"He didn't deserve this at all. And his mom and his sisters and all our cousins and friends are hurting," she said.
The driver of the vehicle involved was apprehended.
A witness said he was walking in the area just minutes before the shooting.
"We turned the corner on Gerhart Avenue and we see a cop car - a sheriff's patrol - doing I guess a routine traffic stop, and about five or six seconds after I turned the corner, rapid bursts, three to seven shots," Kevin Saenz said. "Thought it was fireworks at first, but I mean seeing the cop car and putting two and two together, it wasn't fireworks."
No deputies were injured in the shooting, which remains under investigation.
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- https://www.fightbacknews.org/2019/8/26/family-mourns-18-year-old-killed-east-la-sheriffs added August 28, 2019 13:44
- https://homicide.latimes.com/age/3/year/all added August 28, 2019 13:41
- http://www.guerragutierrez.com/sitemaker/sites/GUERRA1/obit.cgi?user=11524259_PRea added August 28, 2019 13:36
- https://ktla.com/2019/06/28/scuffle-during-traffic-stop-ends-with-deputy-fatally-shooting-a-man-in-east-los-angeles/ added August 28, 2019 13:33
- https://abc7.com/1-killed-in-deputy-involved-shooting-in-east-la/5369400/ added August 28, 2019 13:33
- https://killedbypolice.net/kbp2019/ added August 28, 2019 13:33
- https://homicide.latimes.com/post/paul-david-rea/ added August 28, 2019 13:26