Juan Carlos Chapa Jr.
Name: Juan Carlos Chapa Jr.
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 06/20/2019
Location: S Stewart Rd and US-83 BUS
Mission, Texas, 78572
County: Hidalgo
Agency: Mission Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: At approximately 8:05 p.m., a woman reported that her son, Juan Carlos Chapa Jr., had fired into her car with a handgun. Mission police officer Jose Luis Espericueta arrived to assist in locating Chapa who was seen walking nearby. When Espericueta attempted to make contact, Chapa fled and began firing his gun at Espericueta, hitting and killing him. Chapa continued to exchange gunfire with several officers and was also shot and killed.
Unique ID: 26212
News article: Link
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