Federal lawsuit brought by man shot by Pharr police dismissed

A federal excessive force lawsuit brought by a man shot by Pharr police during the pandemic has been dismissed.

U.S. District Judge Ricardo H. Hinojosa on Aug. 30 dismissed the lawsuit brought by Jose Adalberto Negrete Jr. because neither he nor his attorney responded to a motion for summary judgment brought by the city of Pharr.

Negrete was shot by Pharr police at about 3 p.m. Aug. 13, 2020 at 25 N. Fir St. after his parents called 911 to say Negrete, who was 17 at the time, was behaving aggressively, police said at the time. Authorities also said he had came home and appeared intoxicated.

Police reports in the case indicate Negrete was upset and possibly high on Xanax and causing a disturbance in the residence.

“Officers arrived, the subject exited the apartment with an unknown type of rifle,” police said then. “Officers gave verbal commands and then fired, striking the subject at least once in the abdomen. Subject was transported to McAllen Medical and appeared in stable condition.”

The investigation revealed Negrete had a BB gun.

He had argued that he posed no threat when officers shot him.

A Hidalgo County grand jury no-billed the officers involved on charges of aggravated assault by a public servant and the case was closed on June 7, 2022.

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