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Douglas Zerby
Death by Force
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On December 12, 2010, Douglas Zerby, a 35-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was fatally shot by two Long Beach Police Department officers. Zerby was sitting on a stoop at his friend's apartment in the Belmont Shore neighborhood, holding a garden hose nozzle that the officers mistook for a firearm. Responding to a 911 call reporting a man with a "six-shooter," the police approached the scene without identifying themselves or issuing any verbal warnings. Officers Jeffrey Shurtleff and V ...Read More
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Douglas Zerby
March 28, 2022
Male
Caucasian / White
Long Beach
CA
2010-12-12
35
Douglas
Zerby
11/22/2025
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Has anyone else been following the Douglas Zerby case and noticed the discrepancies between the offi... ...Read More
10/20/2024
10/20/2024
Did anyone else find the settlement amount in the Zerby case surprising? I can't even begin to imagi... ...Read More
05/12/2024
05/12/2024
I recently read about the Douglas Zerby case, and it left me deeply reflecting on the chain of event... ...Read More
07/11/2023
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