Officers responded to call from Richard McClendon's mother who said he was having a violent episode, destroying things inside the home and possibly had a shot gun. Officers arrived to McClendon inside the bathroom and they tried to get him to come out. McClendon then confronted the officers with a knife in one hand and a pipe in the other. One of the officers tried to subdue McClendon by tasing him. When that failed, they opened fire on him once, fatally wounding him
Victim's Name: Richard McClendon
Agency Responsible: Jourdanton Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Race: White
Date of Death: January 13, 2015
County: Atascosa
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 48
Geography: Rural