Reports of Law Enforcement Fatal Incidents (LEIFI Reports)

Whenever an officer or civilian is shot or dies during an encounter with law enforcement in Contra Costa County, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office (CCCDAO), as well as every law enforcement agency in the county, follow a county protocol to investigate an incident.

Under the Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incidents Protocol [LEIFI], the CCCDAO conducts an independent investigation to determine whether the individuals involved may be criminally liable.

To determine criminal liability in an incident, the CCCDAO is required by law to prove to the highest legal standard, beyond a reasonable doubt, that a crime was committed in connection with an incident. 

After a LEIFI incident occurs, the involved law enforcement agency immediately notifies the appropriate district attorney personnel. Trained members of the CCCDAO then respond to the scene and begin a criminal investigation.

The law enforcement agency involved in the incident -- and the jurisdiction where the incident occurred -- also sends criminal investigators to the scene.  It is important to note that each agency conducts its own independent investigation.

As part of a criminal investigation, witnesses may be interviewed, evidence may be collected and analyzed at the county crime lab, and any other relevant investigative work necessary to complete the criminal investigation is conducted. 

The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Crime Lab is responsible for evidence collection at the scene of all LEIFI incidents in the county.

Once the initial investigation is completed, the involved police agency and the CCCDAO will each create their own police reports and investigative reports. Those reports document each specific individual’s role in the investigation.

For incidents occurring on or after October 2018, the CCCDAO has been issuing a Public Report which summarizes each LEIFI investigation, provides a legal analysis of the incident, and reaches a legal conclusion as to whether or not criminal charges will be initiated against anyone involved.  

District Attorney’s Office Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incidents Policy 

2018 Press Release Announcing New LEIFI Policy

Copies of LEIFI Reports Are Listed Below: 

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Brian Love Pence Jr., Contra Costa Sheriff's Office, January 3, 2023

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Kent Eugene Hickey, Contra Costa Sheriff's Office, July 26, 2022

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Naya Shade Jackson, Moraga Police Department, June 25, 2022

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Robert Steven Jones, Contra Costa Sheriff's Office, March 22, 2022

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Jesocimo Rilles, Richmond Police Department, February 4, 2022

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Caleb Pelletier, Concord Police Department, January 6, 2022

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Sergio Baldemar Escalera Valdez, San Pablo Police Department, December 15, 2021

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Guadalupe Zavala, Antioch Police Department, December 10, 2021

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Patrick Watkins, Pittsburg Police Department, May 20, 2021

Public Report: Officer-Involved Non-Fatal Incident of Travis Barb, Antioch Police Department, April 16, 2021

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Jonathan Lynn Richardson, Antioch Police Department, April 1, 2021

Public Report:  Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Tyrell Wilson, Danville Police Department, March 11, 2021

Public Report:  Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Ivan Gutzalenko, Richmond Police Department, March 10, 2021

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Arturo Gomez Calel, Antioch Police Department, February 24, 2021

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident of Ivan Sandoval, San Pablo Police Department, February 16, 2021

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident In-Custody Death of Angelo Voithugo Quinto, December 24, 2020

Public Report: Addendum to Officer-Involved Fatal Incident In-Custody Death of Angelo Voithugo Quinto, December 24, 2020

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident In-Custody Death of Juan Carlos Ayon Barraza, April 16, 2020

Public Report: Officer-Involved Fatal Incident In-Custody Death of Eduardo Martinez, July 9, 2020

Public Report:  Officer-Involved Fatal Incident In-Custody Death of Jose Luis Lopez, March 17, 2020

Public Report: Officer-Involved Shooting of Donald Eversen, Concord Police Department, December 1, 2019

Public Report: Officer-Involved Shooting of Miles Hall, Walnut Creek Police Department, June 2, 2019 

Public Report: Officer-Involved Shooting of Luc Ciel, Richmond Police Department, April 11, 2019

Public Report: In-Custody Death of Steven Hankins, Concord Police Department, Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, February 8, 2019

Public Report: Officer-Involved Shooting of Paul Ridgeway, Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, December 5, 2018

Public Report: In-Custody Death of Michael Hernandez, Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office, October 30, 2018

Public Report: Officer-Involved Shooting of Salvador Morales, Pittsburg Police Department, October 22, 2018