Javier Mendez

How they died

Deadly force

Sheriff's Homicide Bureau Lt. Steve Jauch told reporters at the scene a man in the home reported the suspect had been inside the residence, demanding money from his mother. Jauch said that as deputies arrived at the scene, a black compact sedan driven by the suspect sped toward them. Jauch said the pursuit led deputies to the parking lot of the Bestway Supermarket in the 19000 block La Puente Road and ran through the market. Jauch said the suspect ran east through neighborhood backyards before encountering deputies at a residence on the corner of Elberland Street and Abelian Avenue.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Javier Mendez, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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