Police killings
2013-2020

Spencer Carmen Mendez

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 8/18/2018

Denair, Stanislaus, CA
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.