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Mark James Spencer
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Gender
Male
Age
51 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
11/14/2018
Location
6778 Elwood Road San Jose CA 95120 Santa Clara
Cause of Death
Less-than-lethal force
Mark James Spencer allegedly threatened to shoot his girlfriend, who reported him to police. Near the end of a 14-hour standoff, Officer Eric Bucholz fired tear gas into a crawl space where Spencer was hiding. Police broke down a wall to get to Spencer, who was unresponsive and died. Even though it was a lethal amount of tear gas, the officer was cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
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Alleged Responsible Party
San Jose Police Department
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National Anthem
United States