A Park Police officer was flagged down by a woman and told her boyfriend was assaulting her. The officer attempted to intervene when the woman's boyfriend pulled a knife on the officer. The woman attempted to wrestle the knife away from her boyfriend, but was unsuccessful, and the man charged at the officer. The officer deployed his Taser, but the taser was ineffective, prompting the officer to shoot and kill Ray Raymond Valdez.
Victim's Name: Ray Raymond Valdez
Agency Responsible: San Antonio Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: April 20, 2017
County: Bexar
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2516
Geography: Urban