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Juventino Mendez
United States · Aged 43 · Died 09/10/2005
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Mendez threatened an NYPD transit officer with an 8-inch steak knife in a Queens subway station. When he ignored commands to drop his weapon, the officer fatally shot him with a single bullet to the chest.
Alleged responsible partyCity of New York Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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