Esau Marin

Deadly force

Officer P.G. Peters responded to a disturbance call around 4:55 a.m. A woman directed him to a man inside. The man, Esau Marin, placed his right hand in his pocket upon seeing the officer allegedly in a threatening manner. Officer Peters ordered him to remove his hand. Marin approached the officer with what is reported to be a large folding knife allegedly in an attack motion. Peters shot Marin once in the torso and charged with aggravated assault on a public servant. It is unknown if he survived his injury.