Spencer Carmen Mendez
Male, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 8/18/2018
Denair, Stanislaus, CA
Service Rd and Sperry Rd
Service Rd and Sperry Rd
Officers were responding to a hit-and-run. A witness to the crash followed the Lexus and gave updates to dispatchers on its location. When an officer found the vehicle, he attempted to pull over the driver, who led him on a high-speed pursuit. When the Lexus stopped, Mendez, armed with a handgun, got out. Ceres Officer Ross Bays shot and killed Mendez.