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David Mendoza

United States · Aged 42 · Died 03/17/2007
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Less-than-lethal force

David Mendoza died of asphyxiation after being shocked 14 times with a Taser by officer Enrique Macias, and pinned to the floor by Macias and three other officers in an emergency room.

Alleged responsible partyWest Covina Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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