About 12:25 a.m., officers responded to a domestic disturbance after a juvenile caller told dispatchers a man was punching a woman. When officers arrived, they found the man and woman and a fight began, during which the man allegedly displayed a knife. He reportedly failed to comply with orders, and police shot and killed him.
Agency: San Angelo Police Department
Motive: Domestic Disturbance-no specific details
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Adam Lee Mendez
Death Date: November 29, 2020
County: Tom Green
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not Fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6364