Death by Cop- 2022

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Alfredo Gonzalez-Garza

Case # :1685

Gender : Male

Age : 26

Race : Latinx

Date : 10/25/2022

Location : Wirt St+Long Point Rd

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) :I. Garcia

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after vehicle accident

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Police responding to a call about a man having struck a vehicle with a pole and disrupting traffic. Police arrived and confronted the man who then allegedly held a knife. When the victim walked away, he turned back toward the officer with the knife in his hand when the officer shot and killed him. No video can be found to verify the official statements.

Source Links :

https://newsfeeds.media/texas-officer-shoots-kills-aggressive-panhandler-who-attacked-woman-in-car-charged-him-with-knife-police/

https://abc13.com/officer-shoots-suspect-shooting-long-point-road-killed-by-police-houston-crime/12375523/

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/10/25/suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-spring-branch-hpd-says/

https://abc13.com/alfredo-garza-death-officer-rookie-garcia-suspect-killed-by-houston-police-hpd-shooting/12479314/

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/wirt-officer-shooting-17601682.php