Police tasered, then shot and killed a man who threatened them with a steel pipe.
Victim's Name: Alejandro Valencia Mendez
Agency Responsible: Los Angeles Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: March 4, 2017
County: Los Angeles
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: pipe
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2402
Geography: Urban