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Francisco Junior Lopez

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/23/2022

Location : St. Mary’s Rd

City : Hallettsville

County : Lavaca

State : Texas

Agency : Texas DPS, Lavaca County SD, Yoakum PD, Hallettsville PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Yoakum Police Department tried to pull over Francisco Junior Lopez. Lopez did not stop. More law enforcement agencies joined the chase and spike strips stopped him. He fled on foot to a nearby home and according to police, he held an elderly woman hostage and police shot and killed him. It is unknown how many officers fired shots at him. He appears to have been unarmed when killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/counties/lavaca/lavaca-county-hostage-incident-leaves-suspect-dead/article_b10dc9d8-7d6f-11ec-97d1-9b95f8a9d783.html

https://www.crossroadstoday.com/swat-member-forced-to-shoot-suspect-in-standoff-in-lavaca-county/