Death by Cop- 2024

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Sharon Griffin

Case # :736

Gender : Female

Age : 58

Race : Black

Date : 06/06/2024

Location : Rebecca Street near S Loop

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser

Open records summary :

Houston PD ran a high-speed police chase after a fleeing vehicle while trying to arrest the man on outstanding warrants. In the process of the high-speed chase, the vehicle being hunted ran over and killed an elderly woman with a walker in a cross walk.

 

Source links :

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/pedestrian-killed-police-pursuit-houston-19500132.php