Jose "Joey" Mercado Sr.
Male, Hispanic
Date of the incident: 1/20/2019
Richland, Benton, WA
1300 Wilson Street
1300 Wilson Street
Officers were trying to arrest Jose "Joey" Mercado Sr. during a family fight just before midnight, police said. A member of his family had called police to report Mercado was assaulting family members and throwing beer bottles at their house. The relative said Mercado had a knife and was drunk. An officer fired a Taser, but Mercado pulled out the probes. Police physically subdued him, killing him in the process.