Jose Garcia

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 5/10/2013

Place of the incident:

Eureka, St. Louis, MO
Williams road and Augustine Road

Police said Garcia had fled from Illinois State Police after multiple traffic violations earlier and fled again when a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper spotted him southeast of St. Clair on Interstate 44. Authorities used tire spikes to try to stop his car. Officers shot and killed him after Garcia accelerated his car and pointed a gun at them, the highway patrol said.

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