Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Miguel Alvarado Mendoza

Name: Miguel Alvarado Mendoza
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 03/22/2010
Location: 10222 N. Walton Walker Boulevard
Dallas, Texas, 75212
County: Dallas
Agency: Dallas Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: According to DPD, officers tried to arrest Mendoza "for possession of illegal narcotics." Mendoza fled, then fought officers, taking a stun gun from one of them. Officers Otoniel Boudet, Jason Crow and Timothy Payovich shot at Mendoza 15 times, hitting him six times. He was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital.
Unique ID: 8949

News article: Link






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