Police killings
2013-2020

Juan Carlos Chapa

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 6/20/2019

Mission, Hidalgo, TX
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.