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Jose “Joey” Mercado Sr.
United States · Aged 48 · Died 01/20/2019
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Less-than-lethal force
Officers were trying to arrest Jose "Joey" Mercado Sr. during a family fight just before midnight, police said. A member of his family had called police to report Mercado was assaulting family members and throwing beer bottles at their house. The relative said Mercado had a knife and was drunk. An officer fired a Taser, but Mercado pulled out the probes. Police physically subdued him, killing him in the process.
Alleged responsible partyRichland Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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