Javier Francisco Guerrero

How they died

Deadly force

According to authorities, Officers Martin Cordova and Mark Schneider approached Guerrero, carrying two knives in front of a grocery store. They identified themselves to him. He fled. When they caught up, Guerrero attacked them with one of his knives. They shot Guerrero. He died at William Beaumont Medical Center. His mother, who condemned the shooting, said that Guerrero had special needs and was paranoid of law enforcement, but was not diagnosed with a mental illness.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Javier Francisco Guerrero, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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