Eric Marquez

Deadly force

A police officer saw Eric Marquez and another Latino male walking away from a pickup and initiated a "consensual encounter." As the two men sat on the curb, Marquez had his hands covered with a black jacket. The officer ordered Marquez to show his hands, Marquez fled on foot. As the officer pursued Marquez, the suspect brandished a gun wrapped in a white handkerchief and began shooting at the officer. The officer returned fire. This was repeated several times as the foot pursuit continued. After several running gunfire exchanges, the officer shot and killed Marquez.