Police killings
2013-2020

Luis Yair Alvarez

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 4/1/2018

Brownsville, Cameron, TX
2600 Florencia Avenue

Luis Alvarez's mother, Esmeralda Vega, said she called police because her son was fighting with his girlfriend and wouldn't stop. According to Vega, the girlfriend wanted to leave, but Alvarez wouldn't let her. When police arrived, Alvarez went outside with a knife. Family members said both hands were up when Alvarez was shot and killed.