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Luis Morin

Case from Coachella, CA dated Jan 27, 2014

Victim Details

Luis Morin

Male

Coachella

CA

2014-01-27

39

Luis

Morin

07/06/2026

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Luis Morin, aged 39, tragically lost his life on January 27, 2014, in Coachella, California. The incident occurred when Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Oscar Rodriguez fatally shot Morin in a driveway as Morin's mother witnessed the event. Initially, the shooting was reported as an attempt to serve two felony arrest warrants on Morin. However, the circumstances surrounding the incident quickly became the subject of intense scrutiny and controversy.

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  • The Desert Sun: Riverside County cop, charged with murder, was ‘going to get away with it,’ victim’s family says. ‘Thank God we got a lawyer’
  • San Bernardino Sun: Deputy shoots, kills wanted man, 31, in Coachella
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