Ricardo Ricky Torres Jr., 32, was shot and killed by an Olivia, Minnesota police officer in the early morning hours of July 4, 2021. The shooting occurred about 2:20 a.m. in an alley near the 800 block of Lincoln Avenue North. Officer Aaron Clouse, an 11-year department veteran, was reportedly in the alley to install a trail camera after reports of vandalism and vehicle thefts when he encountered Torres. Clouse said Torres, whom he had known from prior contacts, held what appeared to be a gun; Clouse ordered him to drop it, and then fired after Torres allegedly raised a sawed-off shotgun and told the officer you drop the gun.

Torres was struck three times in the torso and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators later recovered a sawed-off shotgun and, in a backpack, two imitation guns, a paintball gun and .22-caliber pellets. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigated, and in November 2021 the Blue Earth County Attorney announced no criminal charges against Clouse, finding the use of deadly force legally justified.

Family and friends disputed the account and held a candlelight vigil in the alley after his death; his girlfriend, with whom he shared an infant child, said she could not believe he would confront an officer as described.