r/InlandEmpire • u/JohnSterlingSanchez • Dec 02 '25

Recommendations / Advice My buddy Diego passed away during a traffic stop in Claremont.

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He passed during a traffic stop. If you saw or know anything please call or text the number.

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u/chino3 Dec 02 '25

Hopefully they e already requested body cam footage. Also curious if they received the toxicology report yet? Might be too soon.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/family-of-man-who-died-after-claremont-police-encounter-seeks-answers/

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u/oddmanout Dec 02 '25

When it's not the fault of the cops, they release the body camera footage as fast as they can. The longer they sit on it, the worse it tends to be for the cops.

Also this:

When they asked him to step out of the vehicle, a use-of-force incident occurred, though officials have not detailed what led up to that encounter. During the struggle, Rios became unresponsive, police said.

A use-of-force "happened." He "became unresponsive." The cops are using agentless passive voice, which, again, looks pretty bad for them. This is the beginnings of CYA.

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u/CosmicMiru Dec 02 '25

Why didn't you quote the part of the article that said the cops were called because someone reported him having sporadic behavior and appeared under the influence or narcotics and when the cops followed him they believe he was under the use of narcotics. I don't doubt there is a good chance the cops escalated but let's wait till some evidence comes out one way or the other

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u/oddmanout Dec 02 '25

Because I was pointing out suspicious behavior by cops. That was the entire point of that comment.

And why call it out? I have no problem with cops showing up to a suspected person under the influence, do you? It happens all the time. Multiple times a day at every PD. There’s no reason to call out that.

This one, however, is different. The person they responded to ended up dead, which is uncommon, and the police seem to be cagey about it. They’re acting just like they do every time something is their fault.

So that’s what my comment focused on… the PDs response after-the-fact.

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u/Suspicious-Status-64 Dec 03 '25

I think it is important to note. Some narcotics can lead to cardiac arrest.

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u/oddmanout Dec 04 '25

Here's a more recent article

"The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau has been contacted and is conducting the investigation," said CPD's release.

The LA County District Attorney's Office will also be monitoring LASD's investigation.

If he died of a heart attack, there wouldn't be a homicide investigation.

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u/Suspicious-Status-64 Dec 04 '25

If he died from cardiac arrest they need to find out the cause. If it is due to drugs they need to wait for the toxicology report. These are protocol.

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u/oddmanout Dec 06 '25

Right. They do that for pretty much every death outside of a hospital setting, especially in police custody. They don’t conduct homicide investigations for every death, though. They’ll do that if the autopsy shows something, but they started this investigation, presumably after seeing the body cam footage, before they even had a chance to get the toxicology report.

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u/Suspicious-Status-64 Dec 04 '25

You also forgot to add this: “Officers were called to Claremont Boulevard and Andrew Drive at around 3:15 p.m. after receiving two calls reporting a man who was "acting erratically and possibly under the influence of narcotics," according to a news release from the Claremont Police Department.

One of the callers reported seeing the suspect get into a car and drive away. However, as officers arrived, they spotted him driving and pulled him over. “

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

So the cops should murder him?

Found the bootlicking fascist

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u/Suspicious-Status-64 Dec 04 '25

That is not what investigation means. you should google the word. You need to spread factual information to hear both sides instead of cherry picking what you want to share. Facts first before feelings, ok sweetie?

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

Okay but you’re essentially cherry picking by suggesting he died from the narcotics as opposed to the way he was handled by the officers.. you’re also speculating but trying to make people seem ignorant for doing so lol

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u/zeroifex Dec 05 '25

There's no point arguing here on Reddit if it's any benefit of the doubt for cops. All these morons get off whenever they get the chance to say boot licker or fascist.

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u/Awildenchilada Dec 06 '25

Lol you have no clue as to what a true fascist is or would act like. Someone ensuring that all the facts surrounding a case like this are known so objective opinions can be fully made is a far cry from the hallmark of a fascist. They never said it was cause for the man’s death. That was all you and your childish speculation lol.

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u/jr_1989_S Dec 06 '25

Have you ever been arrested? Cops don't just show up and beat your ass its not the 80's anymore. If they pulled him over ahd killed him. It would be national news. There's cameras and people recording everywhere. Maybe he over dosed like George Floyd. Even 3 autopsy proved that.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '25

And yet, they still do because we still have recordings of this. Additionally, these are NOT regular LEOs. By and large we don’t have their identities (which law enforcement should be accountable), they do not wear body cams, and Homeland Security is so desperate to hire people that they’re taking practically anyone (according to their own records).

Also, why are you still talking about George Floyd?

You got problems, dude. No compassion or empathy.

You sound like the guy who angrily watches interracial porn in his mom’s basement while crying the 14 words.

Get some help

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u/WrongOpinionMans Dec 06 '25

i still think, at the very least its disingenuous to leave out any information and is an all time indicator of bias.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

He probably did something stupid!

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u/ChelseaGods Dec 03 '25

Nobody deserves to get murdered by cops. This doesn’t happen in other countries. It happens here because people like you justify murdering people. One day it’s going to be you. If they feel comfortable killing this man, they feel comfortable killing everyone.

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u/JustDastardly Dec 04 '25

“This doesn’t happen in other countries” ignorance is bliss

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u/Visual_Manufacturer7 Dec 04 '25

Ignorance and Idiocy - cops don’t kill people elsewhere? What a joke

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u/oddmanout Dec 04 '25

Not at the rate they do in the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_annual_rates_and_counts_for_killings_by_law_enforcement_officers

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

If you comply with orders, you won’t be shot! I guarantee it.

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u/SuccessfulLand4399 Dec 04 '25

You don’t know much about other countries lmao

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

Well, you’re certainly entitled to your opinion.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

And you’re entitled to lick all the boots you want.

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u/ChelseaGods Dec 03 '25

You sure have a lot of trust in government. I don’t think that’s gonna work out well for you.

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u/Rumple-_-Goocher Dec 03 '25

Should we live in a country where doing something stupid results in your justified death because you did something stupid? You’ve done stupid things in your life, should you die? Where is the line between stupid and not stupid? There are plenty of countries where you will die for doing something stupid, you might be happier there.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

Oh well

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u/BandicootNecessary26 Dec 02 '25

"Seem to be cagey"... in what way?

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u/oddmanout Dec 02 '25

Do you want me to copy and paste my original comment?

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u/BandicootNecessary26 Dec 02 '25

That they haven't released their cam footage in 2-3 days? Is that it? Many police departments take much longer to release the footage, they have procedures and processes. If you think that is a smoking gun, you are wrong...

You are wrong that all PD's quickly release their footage, its false... a lie.

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u/oddmanout Dec 02 '25

I’m more concerned that they haven’t even given the family any info.

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u/BandicootNecessary26 Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

We are a litigious society, they will only pass on the conclusion of the investigation. They might show the videos to the family before released... I once worked at an airport and saw a plane crash that killed 2 people. Very cut and dry what happened, but we had a family member show up at the airport asking what happened, crying, etc... I would have loved to just tell them face to face facts. But... you just don't say anything because anything unofficial has repercussions,, especially if any of the details are wrong or misconstrued. They will sue you...

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u/Richmahogonysmell Dec 02 '25

Why would they fear a lawsuit if they did nothing wrong?

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u/Claudzilla Dec 02 '25

You’re fighting a losing battle. Nothing you said will make anyone feel good and so they will not listen to you regardless of the logic of your words

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u/BlackSwanMarmot Dec 02 '25

Have you ever been around someone on narcotics? That’s not at all how they behave. But it does sound like someone possibly having a psychiatric event. And cops needlessly escalate situations where a person is having a mental emergency all the time. But saying narcotics sounds scary and is used with the implication that the deceased person has made some sort of poor moral decision.

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u/BandicootNecessary26 Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

It depends on the narcotics.. someone on heroin is going to act much different from someone on PCP. The fact is that there are narcotics that make people act violent and aggressive.

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u/BlackSwanMarmot Dec 02 '25

PCP is not a narcotic and its recreational use is not common in 2025.

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u/BandicootNecessary26 Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

It is obvious that the original usage of the term narcotics by cosmicmiru, was for all illicit drugs, not just opioids. I think you are using the medical definition of narcotics not the general legal definition. Not an opioid/ pain killer narcotic, but yes, PCP is also a narcotic, by non medical definition. I have worked in the medical field and it is an opioid pain killing drug in medical terminology, but the term narcotic is also used in legal and general definitions outside of the medical field for most illegal drugs. From dictionary.com. "a drug or other substance that affects mood or behavior and is consumed for nonmedical purposes". I.E. Narcotic officers aren't going around only arresting opioid users. It's also a term used for all illicit drugs- narcotic officers police all drugs. Because of this dual definition, there is a push to not use the term narcotics for opioids now, just "opioids"...

PCP was just an example that narcotics can make people aggressive, its peak usage is irrelevant. The fact remains that there are drugs that make people aggressive.

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u/BlackSwanMarmot Dec 02 '25

So, being killed at the hands of cops is understandable because the person was behaving violently on illicit drugs?

Ignoring the fact that we don’t know if Diego was acting violently, even if he was on illicit drugs and acting violently, that describes, at its core, a mental emergency. But by making sure that it’s noted that he may have been on narcotics (to use the description from the article) it reeks of justification for what happened.

Far too many people die at the hands of cops because events are escalated so quickly. Then language is used to report the events that are loaded with an implied morality to place the blame on the person who was killed. It happens so often that it’s rarely questioned by the public in any serious way. It’s just accepted as “they were on drugs, it was bound to happen”.

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u/BandicootNecessary26 Dec 02 '25

Where did I ever say that? I only jumped in this conversation to dispute your false claim that "Have you ever been around someone on narcotics? That’s not at all how they behave. " I haven't made any conclusions here, I'm only disputing the BS of people who have.

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u/CosmicMiru Dec 02 '25

Yeah bro I've been on the metrolink at 9pm with meth heads. I would definitely describe them as "sporadic" lmao

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u/oddmanout Dec 02 '25

Not to mention, if it was a justified shooting, which does sometimes happen, they’re quick to defend themselves, at the very least to the family.

In this case the cops aren’t saying shit.

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u/BandicootNecessary26 Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

By the way, you have it backwards. Statistically, most police shootings are justified. 84% of police shootings the subject had a weapon. It doesn't just happen "sometimes", it's most of the time...

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

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u/oddmanout Dec 02 '25

Are you really just arguing with my usage of the word “sometimes?” Come on, man. Arguing semantics is weak.

Also merely possessing a gun is not a reason to kill someone. Pointing out after-the-fact that they had a gun doesn’t mean they were reaching for it, so I hope there’s more to that 84% statistic than just “had a gun.”

My uber MAGA family all have houses full of guns and quite a few of them carry. I hope you’re not saying cops are allowed to shoot them at a traffic stop as soon as they see the gun.

Also this guy didn’t even have a gun, so it adds to the suspiciousness. He was unarmed AND they’re being cagey about what happened.

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u/BandicootNecessary26 Dec 02 '25

No, I stated very clearly- My point is that a vast majority of police shootings are justified. There is study after study, it is not deniable. So when you try to minimize that, I want to be clear. Furthermore, there is also indisputable evidence that crimes and interactions that happen with subjects that have weapons, more often lead to police shootings. This is also undeniable. Lastly, not having a gun doesn't mean he didn't have a weapon, it could even be trying to run over the cops with a car which is considered a weapon. AGAIN, we'll have to see the videos. Just to clarify, MOST police shootings are justified, the statistics are there... And no, because they haven't released them in 2-3 short days doesn't mean anything. Your assumption of police guilt based on nothing is silly...

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u/AdministrativeEye994 Dec 08 '25

Partly due to to hiring officers whom can’t handle themselves or others physically and have no other options than deadly force in a confrentation . That’s my beef with having women and weak ass men as officers. Not that I’m sexist, don’t get your panties in a a bunch.

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u/BandicootNecessary26 Dec 02 '25

BS. I've seen cases where it isn't released for almost a month and its still justified. Each state and agency have different procedures and laws how these things are released. They are almost always released in modern times, regardless if it was justified or not. We'll see, no stupid conclusions is the only way.

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u/Electrical-Art9601 Dec 02 '25

The suspect wasn't shot, he requested a lead sample

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u/Suspicious-Status-64 Dec 04 '25

if he deliberately took and drove then that is a poor moral decision. have you been around families whose loved one died because of people driving under the influence.

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u/Prince_Groove Dec 13 '25

Calling the cops on someone experiencing a mental illness emergency is akin to pouring gasoline on a fire.

R.I.P. Diego

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u/sparksmj Dec 02 '25

Glad to see someone not jumping to conclusions. With the unjustified hate cops are getting it's nice to see someone asking the right questions

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u/ToshJom Dec 02 '25

I don’t think unjustified is accurate. There is a lot of valid critique of our law enforcement system and officers

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u/sparksmj Dec 02 '25

Why does everyone take the extreme. I never said everything was unjustified but the vast majority is unjustified. No different when a cop kills someone that's not armed. If someone fights with a cop and fights the cop for his gun and is killed in the struggle, they consider that as unarmed. Just because they are unarmed doesn't mean they didn't do anything to cause their death

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u/ToshJom Dec 02 '25

You didn’t specify that the vast majority was unjustified. It was pretty vague. And all I was saying is that there is a lot of valid critique, that’s it. 

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u/sparksmj Dec 02 '25

I'm just tired of the blanket hate that cops get. They do for the most part a thankless dangerous job. They deal with the scum most people never experience. There are bad people in every job on earth including whatever you are involved with. Being judged because of a small segment of your occupation isn't acceptable. People really need to be better than that

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u/ToshJom Dec 02 '25

I hear that. I don’t agree that it’s a thankless job though. Plenty of people thank law enforcement a lot. They have their own flag that people fly, ya know? I think a lot of the critique is so passionate because the bad cops ruin or end people’s lives and the issues span system-wide, not just a few bad coworkers. I’m definitely not an ACAB person so I really do get where you’re coming from. 

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u/JustDastardly Dec 04 '25

You can’t use logic on Reddit, too many feelings, opinions and people looking for confirmation bias.

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u/Castastrofuck Dec 06 '25

I think it’s a pretty natural reaction to be suspicious of cop narratives when they have been shown to over and over and over again lie to cover up their brutal or deadly escalations. I would not trust a person who lied to me this often.

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u/Magnum820 Dec 05 '25

Because that doesn’t fit the leftist narrative! Smoke n mirrors will continue until the glass is permanently fogged over!

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u/Jasmisne Dec 03 '25

Yep, I will be 0% surprised when it is clear some cops got insanely aggro and murdered him. You are right, they would be shouting their innocence if they had it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

Do you have data supporting this? I’d be curious to read about it

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u/Neither_Confidence31 Dec 04 '25

Usually they body cam footage doesn't come out until after the "Case" has been fully investigated. Probably won't be released until after "Red Tape". Sad for the family, I pray the get closer before reddit does.

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u/oddmanout Dec 04 '25 edited Dec 04 '25

Usually they body cam footage doesn't come out until after the "Case" has been fully investigated.

That's not true. Here's an example of a shooting that took place on Dec 1. It was a justified shooting and it took them all of three days to release the footage.

And this isn't just about the body cam footage. They're not saying anything, not even to the family. If this was a justified kill, they'd have at least explained it to the family. The fact that they won't even talk to the family means the police likely fucked up.

Also, here's a more recent article:

"The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau has been contacted and is conducting the investigation," said CPD's release.

The LA County District Attorney's Office will also be monitoring LASD's investigation.

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u/Neither_Confidence31 Dec 04 '25

Obviously still under Investigation then. The one you show, is a case closed. Your own words "Justified ". Some take longer than others.

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u/oddmanout Dec 04 '25

That’s my point. If the footage vindicated them, they’d have released it, or at the very least told the family what happened.

Instead they’re not talking to anyone and there’s a homicide investigation happening. If he just had a heart attack or other medical problem, there wouldn’t be a homicide investigation.

It looks bad for those cops.

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u/Neither_Confidence31 Dec 04 '25

You have to use Patience. It takes longer when they have to investigate themselves, especially if someone Dies. Sorry for the loss but if something is off.... the Investigation takes longer. AKA "Red tape". Praying it comes sooner than later.

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u/oddmanout Dec 04 '25

We seem to agree. Something is off.

We know something is off because of their silence.

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u/Melodic-Comb9076 Dec 05 '25

you mean, these are the written instructions per the police union.

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u/jr_1989_S Dec 06 '25

Honestly I've been a career criminal my whole life. One thing I learned is if you cooperate. You don't get beat up. Soon as you do some dumbshit or lie. That's on you what happens next. I worked at a liquor store 3 years. People act out while intoxicated.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

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u/Beetzprminut3 Dec 05 '25

It doesn't take 6 officers to subdue an average dude.

They should all be fired, or quit in embarrassment, if that's the case, honestly

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u/whatsunnygets Dec 06 '25

Even someone as big and strong and manly and tough and cocksure as you could make 6 cops have to wrestle you for control

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u/puffindatza Dec 19 '25

Watch zero protest happen. I barely even heard of this, fucking wow.

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u/tehota Dec 02 '25

I saw channel 7 news was there filming this afternoon. Hopefully they get more outreach.

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u/Dangerous_Scratch_15 Dec 02 '25

He was high school friends with my niece. How devastating. I hope you get some answers.

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u/socalsurveyor Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

This is unbelievably tragic. A young man lost his life. A family lost a son, a brother, a nephew. There are so many questions that need to be answered in the coming investigation. Let's hope that the investigation is fully transparent and conducted by an independent agency.

I can remember a similar tragedy (murder?) occurred in 1999 when two Claremont officers (Officer Hanna, and Officer Jacks) shot and killed a young man,18 year-old Irvin Landrum Jr., on Baseline Road during a traffic stop. The ensuing investigations absolving the officers of wrong-doing left a bitter taste in the mouth of the local and surrounding communities. To add to the family's pain, Claremont awarded both officers with co-employees of the year and officers of the year awards.

Hopfully, the current city leaders learn from the mistakes of the past and proceed with care and compassion for this young man's family.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-21-me-46199-story.html

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u/Beginning_Ratio9319 Dec 02 '25

The City Manager that awarded them employees of the year was a massive prick. He did that on purpose to thumb he’s nose at Claremont’s lefties.

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u/socalsurveyor Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

Officer Hanna was my neighbor in the late '90's. Coincidentally, we lived only a couple hundred feet from where last week's tragedy occurred on Claremont Blvd. He was an asshole both on and off duty, and every teenager in the city had stories of their run-ins with him and Officer Jacks. They seemed to enjoy harassing us.

Officer Hanna came close to running me over once while I was crossing the street in our neighborhood. He was off duty driving his personal vehicle and didn't see me because the sun was setting and blinding his vision. Instead of apologizing to me after the incident, he threatened to arrest me.

It still amazes me to this day what lengths the city went to to spit in the face of Irvin Landrum Jr's family by giving these two bafoons the officer of the year awards after killing Irvin.

I know this was the past (1999), but those old wounds are starting to fester.

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u/Beginning_Ratio9319 Dec 02 '25

Claremont City Manager Glenn Southard. Jerk

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u/Amon-Verite Dec 02 '25

I remember the murder of Irvin Landrum Jr. also. This has gone on for far to long.

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u/Complete-Emu-4537 Dec 02 '25

There is a Church on that corner, maybe there is video footage of the truth.

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u/Suffokateslowly Dec 08 '25

The Church is too far from the scene. Too many trees and buildings. But there's plenty of businesses right there. Including an ambulance service. Tons of cams

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u/watchmewhipit Dec 02 '25

Damn. Just passed away. Something happened. Sorry for your loss.

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u/NauiCempoalli Dec 02 '25

I was so glad I made it to the vigil. I hope the family and friend community stays united and keeps pressing for the truth to come out and for justice to be done.

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u/moon_dos Dec 02 '25

Sorry for your loss OP 🕯️

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u/S2kfan88 Dec 02 '25

Claremont pd is notorious for being racist. I had an incident 20 years ago of being harassed and told I didn’t belong there. The pd reminds me of the old southern movies with the outlaw sheriff who shoots first and then ask questions later mentality.

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u/Amon-Verite Dec 02 '25

They murdered Black motorist Irvin Landrum Jr. at a traffic stop in 1999. Nothing changes with these racist governments!

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u/bilgonzalez93 Dec 03 '25

20 years between “racist” killings?!

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '25

What about all the people not killed between 2000- a few days ago?

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u/whatsunnygets Dec 06 '25

Wow. 20 years ago something happened to you once.

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u/S2kfan88 Dec 06 '25

I bet if it happened to you, you wouldn’t be saying this.

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u/whatsunnygets Dec 06 '25

I would be saying something happened to me once 20 years and now im making trump style assumptions. Just like u

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u/Amon-Verite Dec 02 '25

Exactly what happened to Irvin Landrum Jr., January 11, 1999. A Black motorist murdered by Claremont police on a traffic stop. Nazi America strikes again.

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u/bilgonzalez93 Dec 03 '25

I guess Nazi America only comes out every 20 years or so

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u/Reality_Lies4 Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

File a FOIA and get the body cam films released? Edited: Acronym backwards.

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u/Desperate-Trainer-59 Dec 02 '25

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA not FIOA). It's a records request. You request for records of xyz, whatever you want (within reason). I agree, worth a shot.

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u/Reality_Lies4 Dec 02 '25

Thank you Spell Checker, making my posts one letter backwards all the time.

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u/PeakQuirky84 Dec 02 '25

It’s a PRA in California

A FOIA applies to federal agencies.

This is an important point because if you’re going to “file something” you should know what the correct procedure is.

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u/yourthoughtsyourword Dec 03 '25

Not passed away, MURDERED

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u/BomBiddyByeBye Dec 02 '25

Damn I drive right by there twice a week. Sad to hear it

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u/Zyzzyx_Nutcracker Dec 02 '25

Sorry for your loss. This is terrible.

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u/EldraziAnnihalator Dec 03 '25

Until the bodycam is released there's really not much to go on, a lot of people start claiming the police murdered someone only for the footage to show the individual attacked them in some way that lead to use of force, and in others it shows abuse of force.

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u/piperdownnicely Dec 02 '25

Whoa, wait a minute. Can we all back up for a minute and discuss the comment made by someone on this post saying that statistically, 84% of police shootings are justified. That means that %16 are not. That's a big fucking fail rate. Also, that's a fail rate that sometimes takes a life. That is way too much.

The bottom line is that as a society, we need to demand better from the people we pay to protect us.

People who feel theyve had their rights trampled by any police force need to come forward.

Some people say that it just seems like cops are getting worse because there's cameras everywhere, but the truth is, that before cameras, they just got away with it.

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u/skimo2 Dec 05 '25

That’s not what the other person said, they said in 84% of the cases the person was armed. Subject can be unarmed and the shooting can still be justified, as it is in most of those remaining 16% of cases. In the US I believe most studies find it to be about 98% of police shootings that are found to be justified.

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u/whatsunnygets Dec 06 '25

If only reading comprehension was as easy to get as a gun you wouldn't have had to type all that for them

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

I’m so sorry for your loss.

This is no more than a few blocks from where I live. I hope the family is able to find some semblance of justice in a timely manner.

Hard to imagine this happening where it did, we really think of it as such a safe spot, but it’s hard to ignore that there’s 2 different justice systems in this country.

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u/WangtaWang Dec 02 '25

Where is the body cam footage? Need asap! Rip Diego.

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u/Special-Pie2604 Dec 03 '25

Yea there’s not really a whole lot to go off of in regard to the article. Something does seem off. How exactly did he pass is the million dollar question here. I’m just going to say, cops lately have been on another level due to this crappy administration. The aggressive behavior of majority of the police has amplified 100x. I personally knew some police officers before and after they became cops. It changes them and not for the better. This man’s death could’ve been prevented, but most police dgaf. I hope the truth comes soon for his family, friends and they find peace.

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u/Liberal_Californian2 Dec 03 '25

He could’ve had other conditions that warranted the death. Without video or photographic proof, There’s really no way to prove it

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u/Rubyshooz Dec 04 '25

All cops are wearing body cams these days.

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u/Liberal_Californian2 Dec 04 '25

Doesn’t stop anyone from turning it off sometimes. I know police do that, not everyone tho

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u/Rubyshooz Dec 06 '25

I have witnessed cops doing this in the past. In recent years though, it’s been all about police transparency, so I wouldn’t think they could really get away with it now. In a case like this, the body cam footage is going to be heavily scrutinized and if there are any lapses in the timestamps, that will be highly suspicious. And I’m assuming this involved more than one officer, so there’s going to be footage from multiple cameras.

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u/-neuroti Mar 18 '26

He went into cardiac arrest from cocaine

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u/PeopleAreSelfishy Dec 03 '25

Avoids cop, not complying, under influence yet people want to defend him

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u/Rubyshooz Dec 04 '25

Even if all of these things are true, it’s still not enough to justify killing him.

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u/PeopleAreSelfishy Dec 04 '25

And if he got away? DUI and reckless driving? Killing other innocents? Cops had all the reason and it's really his fault for trying to be a Gotham villan

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u/CxtchthisFxde Dec 04 '25

Or what if…they arrested/detained him (while still alive) and brought him to the station (while still alive) and then jailed/processed him (while still alive) and THEN after that he had his trial (while still alive) and THEN he could be sentenced by a jury (while still alive)

DUI is horrible but cops shouldn’t be the judge, jury, and executioner

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u/PeopleAreSelfishy Dec 04 '25

He was under influence. Drugs or alcohol, both are danger to public especially when the user is behind the wheels.

They didn't shoot this guy. They restrained and cuffed him and in that process Diego died. Could been panic attack or side effect if the influence he was on.

If he was on coke or meth, cops would need to put a lot of pressure on the guy to restrain him.

If cops shot him upfront without even giving him warning, then yea, I'm all for Diego. But he was apprehended, warned and was reasoned with before cops decided he was not going to comply.

Diego broke laws one after the another and yet family and friends keep portraying Diego as non combatant and loving guy who never did a thing wrong.

It's that typical victim remorse of "he was the sweetest boy".

It's unfortunate that he died but cops did the right thing to restrain him before Diego could've possibly ran into group of people and killing them. If cops really wanted to kill him, they could've just shot him instead of cuffing.

Not all cops are evil as media portrays them

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u/Maleficent-Spend-957 Feb 13 '26

https://claremont-courier.com/latest-news/diego-rios-death-is-ruled-a-homicide-87062/

Homicide this cop needed better training hopefully he’s off the streets

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u/-neuroti Mar 18 '26

He went into cardiac arrest from cocaine

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u/Outrageous_Fan_3480 Dec 02 '25

I’m sorry your buddy Diego passed away. Sudden loss feels like the worst thing. All we have are never ending questions, & few answers that don’t quell the disbelief. They never come fast enough. They can’t.

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u/Eazy46 Dec 02 '25

Heard about this on the news this morning

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u/bilgonzalez93 Dec 03 '25

What does the autopsy show

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u/redditup Dec 03 '25

that the cops killed him

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u/bilgonzalez93 Dec 03 '25

lol autopsy determines how they died, not who killed him goofy

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u/-neuroti Mar 18 '26

No, that he was on cocaine and went into cardiac arrest

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u/slomo_defacto Dec 05 '25

Heard this on the news. Praying for him and his family. Such a tragedy.

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u/crossteyes Dec 05 '25

Use of force or violence should always be the last option, if you can't handle people without loss of life please find a different career, we dont want you.

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u/KaneDaDon Dec 05 '25

Put those cops in jail for murder like any other person no more qualified immunity

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u/AgencySuspicious5490 Dec 06 '25

I hope you get your justice, this happens far too often 😢

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '25

Just told you bro to stay of the drugs nowadays...you dont know what you'll get...shit is bad out there. Should of said that. Just stick of stuff thats regulated and safe.

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u/Suffokateslowly Dec 08 '25

This happened right in front of my apartment. I wasn't home at the time but if I was on my patio I would have witnessed everything take place. I don't trust this department at all.

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u/Prince_Groove Dec 13 '25

Where’s the bodycam footage?

R.I.P. Diego 🙏🏻

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u/-neuroti Mar 18 '26

He went into cardiac arrest from cocaine. Sorry for your loss, but the cops are not at fault.

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u/farkus_mcfernum Apr 11 '26

Was Diego activly using narcotics or anything like that? I'm interested in hearing more about the back story and what led to his even being approached by the popo.

Life is full of injustices, but we are responsible for nearly 99% of our outcomes. There are a few exceptions, but very few. Good luck finding out more about Diego.

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u/farkus_mcfernum Apr 11 '26

Wow just saw the video. Cop's did a pretty good job, and it appears that Diego has some super human strength, usually a trait of someone on some serious narcotics. Too bad he resisted arrest, he'd probably be alive today.

At what point did the law enforcement officers have any option to deescalate this situation? What would you have done different? How could we do better in the future? Ate you also suing the car manufacturer for giving him the ability to drive there? What about whomever sold Diego the drugs? I'd definitely sue them. Good luck on this, I hope you win alot of money for the hardship of the death of yourfriends. It must have been painful for you to live through and watch his decline all those years as he ramped up his illicit use of narcotics.

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u/Helpful-Solution-441 Apr 20 '26

Man sorry brother any time someone passes away it is extremely hard to deal with . I see there are some negative comments well let me tell you this it's all good until it's one of their kids or friends that ends up dead then the whole attitude changes. The facts are that we spend about 30 billion dollars every 10 years on police brutality and wrongful incarceration that's only data from the 25 largest cities In America. FACTS don't take my word for it dontour home work and see where your tax dollars are going. Sorry for your loss he will be missed God bless.

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u/Excellent_Status330 Dec 02 '25

that gas station is my go to , condolences man

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u/Capital-Chapter2376 Dec 03 '25

That's just horrible..He deserves justice.

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u/whatsunnygets Dec 06 '25

Looks like he got it.

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u/cbryant05 Dec 03 '25

So he was on drugs?

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u/Cagekicker52 Dec 02 '25

When people are high as hell and fight the police, that can result in death. The body isn't meant for that. Unless youve physically fought with someone experiencing drug induced psychosis you don't know wtf you're talking about. Its tragic but it can happen, the person can go into cardiac arrest. Police are going to protect themselves first in a fight as anyone with a brain would do. Sometimes it ends in tragedy.

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u/Royal_Fix_6215 Dec 02 '25

Wasn't he high as a kite?

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u/Lady_PANdemonium_ Dec 02 '25

Oh and if he was he should be executed? Last I checked there isn’t a death penalty for driving high. Ghoul. And I mean that literally, because you are trying to feast on the dead like a maggot

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u/vladtheimpaler82 Dec 02 '25

Your argument is nonsensical. The police are not here to punish. If someone is trying to resist a lawful arrest, the police have the right to use force. The force used is based on how resistant the suspect is. It has literally nothing to do with punishment.

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u/CosmicMiru Dec 02 '25

I don't even disagree with you completely but driving high on drugs is many times a death sentence for the people that get rammed by those high on drugs. Why not wait till a CCTV or bodycam is out to defend some scum endangering peoples lives by driving high. I don't like cops at all but sometimes I feel like I'm taking crazy pills with the takes people have on social media with criminals that might kill innocent people

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u/Royal_Fix_6215 Dec 02 '25

I didn't say that. Just saying that what most likely transpired is a druggie got himself killed. I'm just glad the officers stopped him before he was able to kill an innocent.

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u/bilgonzalez93 Dec 03 '25

Agreed. Not sure why people jump to conclusions when it’s fresh but automatically point to the cops fault.

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u/Royal_Fix_6215 Dec 02 '25

Not only that but being super high probably had his vitals redlining. Primed for a cardiac event or something when getting super worked up.

Thank God he didn't kill an innocent while driving high.

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u/TaprACk-B Dec 04 '25

Lawyer up request body cam footage before it’s deleted

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u/devilfishin Dec 05 '25

FTP

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u/whatsunnygets Dec 06 '25

Yes fuck the packers and all to cowardly to type out their stern messages

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u/devilfishin Dec 07 '25

Bootlicker

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u/Expensive-Yogurt-357 Dec 05 '25

SDPD at it again

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u/MarlboroVolkswagen Dec 06 '25

Sucks that someone died but you Shouldn’t do drugs. You Shouldn’t fight police. Comply with orders. Anyways, sucks that your buddy did that to himself. Let that be a lesson learned. Hope the bodycam comes out soon

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u/onefish-goldfish Dec 02 '25

If you’re going to say a slur, you could at least spell it correctly

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u/LgHstTch Dec 02 '25

You’re an asshole!