Edsaul Mendoza
Service Record
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Police Department
| Rank | Officer |
| Dates of Service | Ended March 8, 2022.[1] |
| Salary | $75,686 (2021)[2] |
| Last Known Status | Terminated[1] |
Incident Reports
2022 Death of Thomas Siderio Jr.
On March 1, 2022, Mendoza and three other plainclothes officers were looking for a witness in a firearm investigation.[3] Officers encountered 12-year-old Siderio and another person, one of whom was holding a gun.[4] Police claim that Siderio fired at the vehicle. Broken glass injured one of the officers.[1]
Mendoza and another officer exited the vehicle and each fired their weapons.[1] Mendoza chased Siderio and saw him throw away a gun. Siderio either surrendered or fell before Mendoza fired again at a close distance, striking Siderio.[3]
Officers took Siderio to the hospital, where he died.[5]
The officers were not wearing body-worn cameras.[5] The incident was captured on two cameras.[1]
Response Timeline
Mendoza and the other officer who fired were placed on administrative leave.[5]
On March 8, 2022, Mendoza was fired for violating department policy.[1]
In May 2022, Mendoza was charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, and voluntary manslaughter.[3]
In January 2024, Siderio's family sued Mendoza and the city.[1]
Mendoza pleaded guilty to murder and possession of an instrument of crime.[1]
LEO Ratings
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ex-Philadelphia police officer Edsaul Mendoza pleads guilty in shooting death of 12-year-old Thomas ‘T.J.’ Siderio, WHYY, 2024-04-19
- ↑ Edsaul Mendoza, City of Philadelphia, Police Officer, govSalaries
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Claudia Lauer, Fired officer charged with murder in shooting of boy, 12, AP News, 2022-05-02
- ↑ Former Philadelphia police officer charged with murder in shooting of 12-year-old boy, WHYY, 2022-05-02
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Police shoot, kill 12-year-old boy after bullet hits cop car, AP News, 2022-03-02
