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Juan Tejeda
United States · Aged 17 · Died 02/03/2005
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Deadly force
According to Farmer's Branch Police Department, two officers returned to their vehicles after directing traffic at their off-duty job. Tejeda sat in one officer's truck. The officers approached him. Tejeda stepped out of the truck and entered a Honda Accord driven by Tamberlynn Watkins. Tejeda reached over and forced the car to accelerate. The Accord accelerated in the direction of the officers. The officers fatally shot Tejeda and took Watkins into custody.
Alleged responsible partyFarmers Branch Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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