Officer Involved Shooting in Coleman

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According to a statement from the City of Coleman:

On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an officer with the Coleman Police Department responded to a call for service at the corner of West Mesquite and South Nueces Streets for a person riding a bicycle threatening people with a sword.

After making contact with the suspect, identified as Santos Mendoza III, the officer discharged his firearm. Mendoza was taken to the Coleman County Medical Center for treatment and has been charged with Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Peace Officer.

This incident is currently under investigation by the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety.