Jesus Bonito Garcia

How they died

Deadly force

Police responded to reports of a family violence disturbance involving weapons. A neighbor witnessed a man drag a woman into a house at the end of the rural cul-de-sac. An Elmendorf police officer, the first on scene, called for assistance and indicated a weapon was involved. A Bexar County deputy arrived, and the officers made contact with the man in the front living room of the house. The man reportedly held a screwdriver against his own neck. When he disobeyed commands to drop the screwdriver, the deputy shot and killed the man.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Jesus Bonito Garcia, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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