Death by Cop  2026

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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 03/19/2026

Location : FM 3005 near Jamaica Beach

City : Galveston

County : Galveston

State : Texas

Agency : Galveston Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 03/19/2026, Galveston police responded to a reported shooting at a residence in the 21800 block of Lampasas Drive and found a man bleeding on the front porch. As officers arrived, a suspect drove away in a pickup truck. Officers attempted a traffic stop and then escalated a pursuit along FM 3005 with assistance from Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and a helicopter. Officers deployed stop sticks before the vehicle left the roadway and crashed near Jamaica Beach. Officers approached the vehicle and found the driver with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was transported to a hospital, where he died. A second person at the residence was also transported with injuries.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/03/19/one-dead-another-hospitalized-after-early-morning-call-leads-to-chase-on-galvestons-west-end/
https://hoodline.com/2026/03/pre-dawn-galveston-west-end-chase-ends-in-ditch-leaves-one-dead-one-hospitalized/