 Location of Vallejo, California. | |
| Date | June 2, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Time | c. 12:30 a.m. (PDT, UTC−08:00) |
| Location | Vallejo, California, US |
| Coordinates | 38°07′23″N 122°14′59″W / 38.1230°N 122.2498°W |
| Type | Shooting |
| Participants | Jarrett Tonn |
| Deaths | Sean Monterrosa |
| Litigation | Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit |
Sean Monterrosa was a 22-year-old Latino American man who was fatally shot on June 2, 2020, by Vallejo police officer Jarrett Tonn.[1] Monterrosa was on his knees and had his hands above his waist when Tonn shot him through the windshield of his unmarked police pickup truck. The police later said Tonn shot him because he erroneously believed a hammer in Monterrosa's pocket was a gun.[2] Monterrosa later died at a local hospital.[3]
The event sparked outrage in the Bay Area, particularly in Vallejo, which has a long history of police violence, excessive force complaints, and high-profile killings, including the February 2018 shooting of Ronnell Foster and the February 2019 shooting of Willie McCoy.[2][4]
- ^ Debolt, David; Gartell, Nate; Glidden, John (June 5, 2020). "Exclusive: Vallejo officer who killed SF man had three prior shootings as a policeman". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Levin, Sam (June 5, 2020). "California: Vallejo police kill unarmed 22-year-old, who was on his knees with his hands up". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
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San Francisco Chronicle2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Snarr, Peter (October 1, 2020). "Vallejo police officer fired over Ronnell Foster shooting". kron4.com. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved October 4, 2020.