Death by Cop- 2022

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J’Quinton D. Hopson

Case # :1180

Gender : Male

Age : 38

Race : Black

Date : 08/28/2022

Location : I-35W near Spur 280

City : Fort Worth

County : Tarrant

State : Texas

Agency : Fort Worth PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during hostage event

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

A man killed a hostage during a car chase on Interstate 35W. The chase began in Central Texas and was going north on I-35W when the vehicle being chased crashed on I-35W near Spur 280, and a male passenger was holding the female driver at gunpoint. The man shot the woman, and after police heard the gunshot from the car, at least one officer shot the man. Police took the woman to a hospital, but both she and the man were pronounced dead.

Source Links :

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-bodycam-footage-deadly-hostage-situation-chase/287-f4069ddd-9fc2-4f88-974b-66dbcd09b831

https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/bell-county/pursuit-begins-in-troy-ends-with-two-dead-in-fort-worth/