Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jacob Carl Mercer
Age : 23
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 11/30/2025
Location : 12509 Dorsett Road
City : Maryland Heights
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : Maryland Heights Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/30/2025 police responded to a report of an armed man inside a Walgreens on Dorsett Road in Maryland Heights. Officers encountered Jacob Carl Mercer and under unclear circumstances police opened fire and killed him. Police reported that a shot was fired by Mercer before officers responded with gunfire. Family members told media that Mercer had recently gone through a breakup before the incident. The investigation is pending.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/police-investigation-at-walgreens-in-maryland-heights/
https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/12/01/heavy-police-presence-walgreens-maryland-heights/
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/family-says-breakup-preceded-deadly-encounter-with-police-inside-walgreens/
