Death by Cop- 2022

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Rafael Mendoza 1 of 2

Case # :676

Gender : Male

Age : 49

Race : Black

Date : 05/19/2022

Location : Mariposa/Owens St

City : San Francisco

County : San Francisco

State : California

Agency : San Francisco PD

Officer(s) :Aidan O'Driscoll, Joshua Dequis, Daniel Rosaia, Trent Collins

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event :

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

San Francisco police received a call that two men were apparently fighting. When police arrived, they claimed the men were beating each other and that they “had knives.” Police omitted mentioning whether they had used the knives or not. A lot of officers arrived with military rifles and shot and killed Michael McPhionghain and Rafael Mendoza.

Source Links :

https://missionlocal.org/2022/05/two-dead-from-gunshot-wounds-following-police-shooting-at-owens-and-mariposa/

https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/news/911-call-regarding-aggravated-assault-leads-officer-involved

https://www.potreroview.net/officer-involved-shooting-at-owens-and-mariposa-streets/

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco-police-say-officers-shot-killed-2-men-in-mission-bay-neighborhood/2903968/