Killing of Meagan Hockaday

Death of Meagan Hockaday
DateMarch 28, 2015 (2015-03-28)
Time1:00 a.m.
LocationWest Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California, U.S.
ParticipantsMeagan Hockaday
Roger Garcia (Oxnard Police Department officer)
OutcomeUnder investigation[1]
Deaths1

Meagan Hockaday was a 26-year-old African American resident of Oxnard, California who was shot and killed by police officer Roger Garcia in the early hours of Saturday, March 28, 2015.[1]

Garcia responded to a 911 call made by Hockaday's fiancé, Luis Morado, reporting a domestic dispute at The Timbers, an apartment complex in Oxnard.[2] Within twenty seconds of officers arriving at the family's apartment, Hockaday, who was wielding a knife and apparently advanced at the officers, was fatally shot by Garcia. The couple's three children were in the apartment at the time. They were subsequently evaluated by Child Protective Services and released to family.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Oxnard police identify officer involved in fatal shooting of woman". Ventura County Star. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ^ Von Quednow, Cindy (29 March 2015). "All quiet at Oxnard apartment complex a day after a fatal officer-involved shooting". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Woman Killed in Oxnard Officer-Involved Shooting Identified". KEYT. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Knife-Wielding Woman Fatally Shot By Officers In Oxnard". CBS Los Angeles. March 28, 2015.