About 9 p.m. police were called to where Jovany Mercado-Bedolla was wielding a knife and approached a group of people. The person who called police said the man appeared disoriented. Four Ogden Police officers in three patrol cars arrived shortly after. When they approached Mercado-Bedolla, he showed the knife and ignored officers' repeated orders to drop it, and then started approaching the officers in a threatening manner. They shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Jovany Mercado-Bedolla
Agency Responsible: Ogden Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: August 16, 2019
County: Weber
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 4964
Geography: Suburban