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Manuel Alcantar Jr.
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Gender
Male
Age
20 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
12/31/2008
Location
US-87 & Co Rd 2019 Eden TX 76837 Concho
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Dionisio Saucedo Jr. drove a 2005 Dodge Stratus into the western edge of Eden, Texas. A trooper stopped the Stratus. Alcantar, in the passenger seat, shot at the trooper with a 12-gauge shotgun. The trooper drew a handgun and fatally shot Alcantar. Alcantar was wanted in the shooting death of Lynda Fairchild and the wounding of her daughter, Heather Flores, the mother of Alcantar's child. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Texas Department of Public Safety
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