OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A year following the death of Jovany Mercado in a confrontation with police, the pain hasn’t eased or gone away. “He was an awesome kid. He was my friend. He was my first born,” said his dad, Juan Mercado. “I don’t have him anymore. It’s sad.” […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The parents of a Utah man who was shot and killed by police in his driveway while holding a knife have filed a lawsuit against the city of Ogden and its police department. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, Juan and Rosa Mercado allege the officers […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A prosecutor has concluded that four Ogden police officers were justified in shooting and killing a man last August. Weber County Attorney Chris Allred cleared the officers of wrongdoing for shooting 26-year-old Jovany Mercado, of Ogden, who died at the scene, the Ogden Standard-Examiner reports. The newspaper […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah police department has concluded that its officers acted within law and policy after an investigation into a recent officer-involved shooting. The Standard-Examiner reported Wednesday that Ogden Police Chief Randy Watt presented investigation findings to city council Tuesday after four officers shot and killed 26-year-old Jovany Mercado […]
