LAKE JACKSON, Texas – A Brazoria County grand jury indicted former sheriff’s deputy Kevin Tippit in connection with the June 1 fatal shooting of Texas State student John Mendoza Jr. According to John Mendoza Jr’s father, John Mendoza Sr., the incident surrounding the indictment stems from an early morning encounter on June 1, when Mendoza Jr. and his friends were followed home from a park by Tippit. Tippit later approached Mendoza Jr.’s vehicle …
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