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Juan Mendez
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Gender
Male
Age
38 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
01/23/2002
Location
West 174th Street and Audubon Avenue New York City NY 10013 New York
Cause of Death
Deadly force
On reports of a man in the streets with a gun, police found Mendez carrying a sawed-off shotgun. When ordered to drop the weapon Mendez ran and tried to elude police instead. He was shot once, through the heart, by a plainclothes officer.
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Alleged Responsible Party
City of New York Police Department
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National Anthem
United States