Edsaul Mendoza

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Service Record

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Police Department

Main article: 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.

Edsaul Mendoza booking photo
Edsaul Mendoza

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]

In April 2024, Mendoza pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime.[6][1]

On July 22, 2024, a judge sentenced Mendoza to 8-20 years in prison.[6] ‎

Public Comments

LEO Ratings

Training and Tactics rating: neutral
Protect & Serve rating: neutral
Individual Rights rating: bad
Accountability and Integrity rating: neutral
Off Duty rating: neutral
Ratings Definitions

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ Edsaul Mendoza, City of Philadelphia, Police Officer, govSalaries
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Claudia Lauer, Fired officer charged with murder in shooting of boy, 12, AP News, 2022-05-02
  4. ↑ Former Philadelphia police officer charged with murder in shooting of 12-year-old boy, WHYY, 2022-05-02
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Police shoot, kill 12-year-old boy after bullet hits cop car, AP News, 2022-03-02
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tom Dougherty, Ex-Philadelphia police officer gets at least 8 years in prison for killing 12-year-old Thomas Siderio, CBS News Philadelphia, 2024-07-22

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