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Carlos Mendoza Hernandez
United States · Aged 45 · Died 06/19/2014
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Deadly force
Officers Joseph Gorena and Juan Hernandez responded to a call from Fidencio Soto, 39, who stated that Hernandez had shot him in the head (non-lethal injury). Police say that when they arrived, Hernandez, wheelchair bound from being shot by police at 16, refused to put his hands up and pointed his loaded, cocked handgun at them. They shot him several times in the torso.
Alleged responsible partySan Antonio Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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