Juan Carlos Chapa
Male, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 6/20/2019
Mission, Hidalgo, TX
S Stewart Rd and US-83 BUS
S Stewart Rd and US-83 BUS
At approximately 8:05 p.m., a woman reported that her son, Juan Carlos Chapa Jr., had fired into her car with a handgun. Mission police officer Jose Luis Espericueta arrived to assist in locating Chapa who was seen walking nearby. When Espericueta attempted to make contact, Chapa fled and began firing his gun at Espericueta, hitting and killing him. Chapa continued to exchange gunfire with several officers and was also shot and killed.