Corporal Jose Luis Speedy Espericueta Jr., 44, was killed in the line of duty on June 20, 2019, while responding to a call in Mission, Texas. Officers had been flagged down by a woman who reported her son had fired at her car. At Stewart Road and Business Highway 83, they located 33-year-old Juan Carlos Chapa Jr., who fled on foot. During the pursuit Chapa turned and opened fire, striking Corporal Espericueta multiple times. Other officers returned fire and Chapa was killed. Espericueta was taken to McAllen Medical Center and died at 10:05 p.m.

Espericueta had served 13 years with the Mission Police Department after five years with the San Benito Police Department and was remembered for prior rescues, including pulling an elderly man from a burning house and saving two children locked in a car. The Texas Rangers led the homicide investigation. The family of Chapa later filed a lawsuit against the city alleging excessive force and deliberate indifference to Chapa’s mental and medical needs.