Death by Cop- 2024

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Richard Viscarra, Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 42

Race : Latinx

Date : 06/22/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Atascosa

County : Atascosa

State : Texas

Agency : Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Richard Viscarra Jr. was a navy vet with PTSD who on previous occasions needed mental health help. Police were aware of this and Viscarra’s wife called them because he was exacerbated again and threatened self-harm. Police arrived, saw him with a knife and shot and killed him. The wife states that he had pointed the knife only at himself and was not a threat to police.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/06/23/atascosa-county-deputy-shoots-kills-man-holding-knife-in-aggressive-manner-officials-say/

https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/deputy-involved-shooting-leaves-one-man-dead-in-atascosa-county-local-news-near-me-crime-law-public-safety-san-antonio#

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/atascosa-county-texas-man-albert-viscarra-jr-shot-and-killed-deputy-domestic-disturbance-call/273-def9cf87-fbf2-4860-9b50-83a8b9a0f59a