At Rest

Deadly force
A SWAT team served a warrant at Vela's residence. Officers found Vela in a bathroom, pointing a pistol at them. Officer Mark Garza, who had served MPD for five years, fatally shot Vela. Heroin, cocaine, marijuana and a second firearm were found in the residence. The Texas Ranger Division investigated the shooting.
This record exists so that Alfredo Losoya Vela, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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