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Jose Marcos Santos

Jose Marcos Santos

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Gender Male
Age 41 yrs
Nationality United States
Marital Status Unknown
Date of Death 08/12/2001
Location 2900 Richard Downing Ave. Council Bluffs IA 51501 Pottawattamie
Cause of Death

Deadly force

A large melee broke out at Harveys Recreation Complex after a referee called a soccer game between Mexican and Salvadoran teams, even though the Mexican players believed there was still time left. Witnesses said someone handed Jose Marcos Santos a gun to quell the fight, and that Santos fired it into the ground. Officers Dana Schott, 23, and Dale Schmitz, 30, fired 11 shots at Santos when he allegedly refused to drop his weapon. Five shots hit Santos, killing him. Two other men were hit by police bullets. One said he didn't recall the officers shouting anything before the shooting. An autopsy reportedly showed that Santos had also been stabbed, which officials said would have likely caused his death if he hadn't been shot. Former Pottawattamie County Attorney Rick Crowl did not seek a grand jury in the case.

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Alleged Responsible Party
Council Bluffs Police Department
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Sources & References

1 radioiowa.com Open source
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National Anthem
United States