Marisol Mercado
Name: Marisol Mercado
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 07/13/2013
Location: N Pulaski Road and W Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60624
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Marisol Mercado died after her Saturn was hit by a Pontiac Grand Am fleeing police. James Brown, 34, had allegedly shot a friend twice in the leg after an argument at around 11:35 p.m. in the 100 block S. Springfield Avenue. Officers heard the shots, saw the Grand Am leaving the area and tried to stop the car. Brown stopped for a moment, but then fled, allegedly dropping a gun out the window. Brown ran a red light and crashed into Mercado's car, a Chevrolet Suburban and another vehicle. Mercado was killed. Brown and three other people were injured.
Unique ID: 13102
News article: Link
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