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Cesar Mercado
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Gender
Male
Age
47 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
03/30/2002
Location
Delancey Street and Forsyth Street New York City NY 10002 New York
Cause of Death
Deadly force
An NYPD plainclothes officer fatally shot an unarmed man, Mercado, attempting to steal a van. The officer, with two other police, had observed Mercado break into the van for several minutes. The officer claimed that the victim lunged at him; the other two claimed that they'd approached the other side of the other and didn't witness the shooting.
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Alleged Responsible Party
City of New York Police Department
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