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Jose Angel Cruz

Age :24

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/25/2023

Location : Stewart Road and Vatia Bouevard

City : Mission

County : Hidalgo

State : Texas

Agency : Mission Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after previous shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Jose Angel Cruz reportedly shot his wife, fled and was tracked down by police and crashed his vehicle, emerged with a gun and was shot and killed. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krgv.com/news/man-accused-of-shooting-wife-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-mission-police-say

https://www.krgv.com/videos/mission-police-identify-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/

Enrique Martinez Ponce

Age :53

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/23/2023

Location : 200 block of Moonstone Drive

City : Hidalgo

County : Hidalgo

State : Texas

Agency : Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Enrique Martinez Ponce was shot and killed in the 200 block of Moonstone Drive Tuesday at around 11:07 p.m. after attacking his wife. The wife stated that he had arrived at her home with a knife and machete, threatened to kill her and placed the knife against her throat. She ran away toward a house across the street and Martinez followed her in his truck and pinned her against the front door with it. Residents opened the door and she escaped through the house while Martinez entered the house with a knife to search for her. When deputies arrived, he drove very fast toward them. They shot and killed him. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krgv.com/news/hidalgo-county-sheriff-aggravated-assault-person-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/

Julio Uribe

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/21/2023

Location : NB I-69

City : Cleveland

County : Liberty

State : Texas

Agency : Cleveland PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police chased a vehicle for speeding from Montgomery to Liberty County. Passenger Julio Uribe was ejected and killed when it crashed during the chase.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.khou.com/video/news/local/one-person-dead-and-another-in-custody-after-chase-in-liberty-county/285-2e50a778-75b8-49a3-9280-118cb0c31f50

https://abc13.com/cleveland-tx-police-chase-teen-killed-in-julio-uribe-death/13285498

https://www.globalvillagespace.com/GVS-US/teen-dies-in-high-speed-chase-ejection-in-montgomery-county-officials-report/

Andrew A. Rodriguez

Age :23

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/19/2023

Location : 800 block of W. I-20

City : Midland

County : Midland

State : Texas

Agency : Midland PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On Friday, May 19, 2023, Midland PDtried to locate a person involved in a stabbing incident in the 800 block of W. I-20. They allege that he had a knife and shot and killed him. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbs7.com/2023/05/19/texas-rangers-investigating-midland-police-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.yourbasin.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-by-texas-rangers/

Albert Rafael Acosta

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/17/2023

Location : 500 block of E 7th St

City : Cameron

County : Milam

State : Texas

Agency : Cameron PD, Milam County SO, Rockdale PD, Texas DPS

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during shots fired call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cameron PD, Milam County deputies, Rockdale PD and Texas DPS were responding to a report of a shooting. When they encountered Acosta, he allegedly opened fire on officers. Police shot and killed him. No officers were charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ketk.com/news/__trashed-314/

https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/crime/cameron-police-officer-person-identified-in-deadly-domestic-dispute-response/500-2994a53a-13d1-4d36-886a-71dd86d315e8

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/officer-person-killed-in-milam-county-shooting-cameron-texas-sheriffs-office-north-travis-avenue-east-7th-street-officer-involved-shooting-gun-violence-fatality/

Michael Bryant Hays

Age :65

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/13/2023

Location : 100 block of Palmyra St

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) : C. Novotny

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police in Houston shot and killed a person at a grad party who allegedly threatened his neighbors with a knife Saturday night at a home in the 100 block of Palmyra Street. Police state that a man was carrying a knife after complaining that his neighbors were playing their music too loudly. Officers saw the knife and shot and killed him. The officers were not charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc13.com/houston-graduation-party-shooting-man-threatens-partygoers-with-knife-killed-by-police-palmyra-street/13246185/

Andrew Sebastian Contreras

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/13/2023

Location : Loop 410+ Highway 151

City : San Antonio

County : Bexar

State : Texas

Agency : Bexar County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A motorcyclist died in a fiery crash caused by a police chase by Bexar County. Police allege that the motorcyclist drove past him in excess of the speed limit. The deputy began following without lights or sirens. The deputy began to actively chase and claims to have lost sight of the person before coming upon a wreckage in the area of Loop 410 and Highway 151 where the motorcyclist hit at least one other vehicle and "burst into flames." Contreras died as a result of the police chase crash.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/bexar-county-motorcycle-dies-crash-pursuit-san-antonio/273-10d230bf-20d2-44fe-9f13-e49b073a58ae

Daniel Gutierrez

Age :57

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/12/2023

Location : 2900 block of NW 21st St

City : Fort Worth

County : Tarrant

State : Texas

Agency : Fort Worth PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Domestic disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Fort Worth PD and SWAT arrived to the 2900 block of NW 21st Street where a man was reported to be behaving “erratically.” Police found him to be armed and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox4news.com/news/fort-worth-police-fatal-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article275395236.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/12/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Ector County

County : Ector

State : Texas

Agency : Ector County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man in mental health crisis wanted by police discussed wanting suicide through text messages. Police located him as a passenger in a vehicle and a traffic stop was tried and resulted in a police chase. Spike strips were deployed and the chase ended in the 3800 block of Morning Glory where the person then exited the vehicle and fled on foot. During the foot pursuit, deputies heard a gunshot. He was found with what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound to the head, presumably a suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yourbasin.com/news/wanted-subject-found-dead-after-police-chase/

David Earl Bedford Jr.

Age :29

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/12/2023

Location : E Seventh+ Neches Street

City : Austin

County : Travis

State : Texas

Agency : Austin Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Austin PDtried to stop a driver at East Seventh and Neches Streets at 2:36 a.m. but the driver took off. With police chasing him, he then hit the train at the crossing of Seventh Street and Northwestern Avenue. The driver, David Earl Bedford Jr., died as a result.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ktsm.com/news/car-hits-train-in-austin-after-police-chase-driver-dies/

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/car-hits-train-after-chase-driver-in-hospital/

https://www.kxan.com/news/police-identify-driver-whose-car-hit-a-train-after-police-chase-and-later-died/

Carlos Munguia

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/12/2023

Location : EB SH 183

City : Irving

County : Dallas

State : Texas

Agency : Irving PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police serving warrant

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

After a manhunt, police found Carlos Munguia whom they wanted to question about a homicide. He was walking along the road and allegedly drew a gun and pointed it at police. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/sh-183-irving-police-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/man-killed-by-irving-police-personed-of-gunning-down-a-man-the-day-before/3258291/

https://news.yahoo.com/irving-police-investigate-officer-involved-021235478.html

https://www.fox4news.com/news/irving-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/wanted-fugitive-shot-and-killed-by-police-along-s-h-183-friday-night-irving-pd/3257424/

Albert Rafael Acosta 1 of 2

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/10/2023

Location : 500 block of East 7th Street

City : Cameron

County : Milam

State : Texas

Agency : Cameron PD, Rockdale PD, Texas DPS, Milam County SO

Officer(s) : John Vargas, Stephen Wall, Justin Anastasiades, Antony Maskunas

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/10/2023, 39-year-old Sgt. Joshua Lee Clouse along with a number of other officers arrived at a domestic dispute call to the 700 block of N. Travis around 11 p.m. after a woman called to report a shooting.vBy the time police arrived, the woman escaped to a nearby store and police got into a shootout with the person. Cameron PD officer Joshua Lee Clouse was shot and later died. Long guns were used to shoot and kill Albert Rafael Acosta.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kwtx.com/2023/05/11/cameron-police-officer-shot-killed-while-serving-warrant/

https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/crime/officer-involved-shooting-cameron/500-e9c9f40f-50e1-4380-a69b-528da02b8352

https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/milam-county/police-officer-person-dead-in-cameron-shooting/

Manuel Camacho

Age :37

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/09/2023

Location : W Ave D+S 13th St

City : Garland

County : Dallas

State : Texas

Agency : Garland PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police chase crash for missing reg tag

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Garland police officers pulled over Manuel Camacho, 37, for failing to display registration tagson Tuesday, May 9. Camacho had an outstanding parole violation warrant and when they notified him, he sped off from the scene. Later, Camacho was spotted by a different officer parking his vehicle and getting out on foot. Then he reportedly walked into a wooded area.Police said the officers discovered Camacho at the bottom of a steep embankment that led to a creek bed. His cause of death is not known at this time.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/garland-police-department-death-investigation-man-found-dead-bottom-of-embankment/287-a3a2ab26-407a-40d7-b3bd-954e8ab7ea7a

https://www.fox4news.com/news/mans-unusual-death-after-garland-police-chase-under-investigation

Jake Pawelek

Age :39

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/08/2023

Location : 3700 block of Forsythia

City : San Antonio

County : Bexar

State : Texas

Agency : Bexar County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Bexar County deputies responded to a call about a man who fired an AR-15 outside of his home. Police arrived and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/bexar-county-deputy-shooting-18075675.php

Anthony Scott Nelon

Age :45

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/07/2023

Location : Hatton Road

City : Wichita Falls

County : Wichita

State : Texas

Agency : Wichita Falls Police Department, Archer County Sheriff's Office, Texas DPS

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Anthony Scott Nelon was intoxicated and had allegedly made suicidal statements when Texas DPS got involved in a car chase after which he was shot and killed for allegedly producing a gun.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/crime/early-man-killed-during-chase-officer-involved-shooting-in-wichita-falls/

https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/one-person-shot-dead-chase-hatton-road/

https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2023/05/07/person-killed-trooper-wounded-in-wichita-county-shootout/70192505007/

https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crime/crime-crime/trooper-wounded-by-friendly-fire-in-deadly-standoff-near-hatton-road/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/07/2023

Location : I- 35

City : Round Rock

County : Williamson

State : Texas

Agency : Texas DPS

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Troopers tried a traffic stop but the vehicle fled and allegedly fired from the vehicle while fleeing. Troopers stopped the vehicle with spike strips and claim the person exited the car and pointed a weapon at them. They shot him dead.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/round-rock/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-dps-troopers-in-round-rock/

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/1-person-shot-killed-by-dps-troopers-after-high-speed-chase-in-wilco

https://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/austin-area-pursuit-ends-with-dps-shooting-and-killing-of-driver/

Charles Lee Richardson

Age :60

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 05/06/2023

Location : 2122 N. Center Street

City : Bonham

County : Fannin

State : Texas

Agency : Texas Rangers

Officer(s) : Trevor Franz, Blake Garcia

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after allegedly pointing weapon

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

The Texas Rangers responded to a suspicious person call at 2122 N. Center Street in Bonham who was armed and pointed a weapon at them. Officers fired shots at him and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.gilmermirror.com/2023/05/08/officer-involved-shooting-in-bonham-tx/

https://www.kxii.com/2023/05/08/texas-rangers-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-bonham/

Mauricio Garcia

Age :33

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/06/2023

Location : 820 W Stacy Rd

City : Allen

County : Collin

State : Texas

Agency : Allen PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after mass shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Allen PD states that Mauricio Garcia allegedly shot and killed multiple people at an outdoor mall. An officer who was nearby shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nytimes.com/article/texas-mall-shooting-allen.html

https://cw39.com/cw39/texas-outlet-mall-shooter-kills-8-injures-7-police/

https://www.mcall.com/2023/05/07/police-8-killed-in-texas-mall-shooting-gunman-also-dead/

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article275231546.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/05/2023

Location : 205 W. University Dr

City : McKinney

County : Collin

State : Texas

Agency : McKinney Pd

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while holding machete

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Responding to a disturbance involving a weapon at the American Inn motel, officers arrived and found a man with a machete. Police allege that the man moved toward them. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://starlocalmedia.com/mckinneycouriergazette/mckinney-police-announce-investigation-following-officer-involved-shooting/article_06998b7a-eb66-11ed-8a89-4f8a1782209b.html

https://www.fox4news.com/news/mckinney-police-investigating-shooting-at-motel-involving-police-officer

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/04/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : FBI

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

At about 10 p.m. Wednesday, the FBI violent crime task force was conducting an operation in north Houston involving drug charges when say a man got into an SUV and took off. The FBI escalated a chase that started on the North Freeway near Richey Road. Police were heard on the radio discussing that the driver shot at them and they placed spike strips that caused a crash in the 4500 block of North Shepherd in Independence Heights. Police heard a gunshot and found a man dead. He is believed to have committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc13.com/chase-person-shoots-himself-dies-by-suicide-north-freeway-houston-crime/13211474/

Name Not disclosed

Age :46

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 05/03/2023

Location : 400 block of Rouse Street

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man called Houston PD reporting that his brother was being erratic and threatening neighbors outside of his relative’s home and also said that the 46-year-old man was possibly on narcotics and drunk. A Crisis Intervention Team was requested for a welfare check at the home in the 400 block of Rouse Street around 1:30 p.m. The person met officers at the front door of the home and allegedly threatened them and went inside the home with officers following behind him. The person made threats to get his gun and shoot them. Policefired tasers and he allegedly reached for something. An officer shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/05/03/person-injured-in-officer-involved-shooting-near-houstons-fifth-ward/

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/houston-police-shooting-officer-east-18076843.php

Aaron Earl Rattler

Age :27

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 05/03/2023

Location : Highway 277

City : Jones County

County : Jones

State : Texas

Agency : Texas DPS

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Aaron Earl Rattler, 27, of Garland, Texas, was the passenger in a vehicle that crashed on Hwy 277 in Jones County around 7:00 a.m. as a result of being chased by police. Rattler was pronounced dead at the hospital following the crash. Police had tried to pull the vehicle over for speeding and when the car did not stop, police escalated a high-speed chase leading to the crash and death of passenger Rattler.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ktxs.com/news/local/multiple-hospitalized-after-high-speed-chase-ends-with-crash-in-jones-county

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/eyewitness-interview-high-speed-chase-ends-in-one-death-multiple-injuries/

https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/traffic/just-in-high-speed-chase-ends-in-crash-in-jones-county/

https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/one-dead-after-dps-pursuit-ends-with-multi-vehicle-crash-in-jones-co-wednesday-morning/504-9b49df8a-35ff-400a-8010-aa450294d368

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/28/2023

Location : 700 block of Harrel Ave

City : Bynum

County : Hill

State : Texas

Agency : Hill County SO, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Hill County deputies went to the 700 block of Harrell Avenue to serve an arrest warrant on a man. He came to the front door and when he heard he was being placed under arrest, he allegedly pulled a gun. Two of the 3 officers fired shots at him. He retreated into the home and locked himself in. SWAT arrived, set up a perimeter and forcibly entered the residence. They found the man dead behind the door from the shots officers had fired when they first arrived. Police did not publicly identify him nor release information what the warrant was for.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kwtx.com/2023/04/28/two-deputies-administrative-leave-after-officer-involved-shooting-kills-one/

Bryan Casillas

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/28/2023

Location : 9300 block of Briggs Street

City : Dallas

County : Dallas

State : Texas

Agency : Dallas Police Department

Officer(s) : Scott Jay, K9 Figor

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Dallas PD responded to a call about a man who had shot his mother and his sister after midnight in the 9300 block of Briggs Street near Texas 352 in southeast Dallas. The man reportedly had blood on him and was knocking on doors. K9 and officers arrived in the area, found him in a wooded area and a shootout between police and the man escalated. An officer was shot in his bulletproof vest and his leg. The K9 was also shot. Both would survive. The man was shot and killed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-texas-police-officer-shooting-and-k9-shot-person-killed-in-overnight-incident-sources-say/287-d96ca139-9ab8-4bd9-8ee1-4afd61a3c99b

https://www.irvingweekly.com/s/5312/Person-in-Family-Violence-Police-Call-Dies-after-Being-Shot-by-Dallas-Officer.php

Kenneth Dwight Forehand

Age :49

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/27/2023

Location : South Loop 289

City : Lubbock

County : Lubbock

State : Texas

Agency : Lubbock PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lubbock PD received a report that someone had been robbed with a shotgun and that the man had stolen some property and driven away in a black pickup truck. The robbery victim gave police the license number and the truck was located still in the area. Lubbock PD chased him through South Loop 289. He shot himself with the shotgun during the chase and died from suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/16/report-robbery-person-died-by-suicide-during-vehicle-chase/70225328007/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/report-robbery-person-died-suicide-220135005.html

Name Not Disclosed

Age :50

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/25/2023

Location : 3800 block of Pecan Valley Drive

City : Missouri City

County : Fort Bend

State : Texas

Agency : Missouri City PD, East Fort Bend SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after public disturbance

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Missouri City Police were called to the 3800 block of Pecan Valley Drive about a man with a gun in the front yard of a home. The man made comments causing the officers to fear he may be suicidal. East Fort Bend County SWAT and Crisis Negotiators arrived finally, SWAT members fired beanbags and the man fired multiple shots at the. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/6-hour-stand-off-escalates-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-missouri-city

Jamie Reyes

Age :64

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/21/2023

Location : 3700 block of Nabholtz Lane

City : Mesquite

County : Clark

State : Texas

Agency : Mesquite PD, SWAT

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while walking with gun

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Mesquite PD were called to the 3700 block of Nabholtz Lane at around 10 p.m. Friday for reports of a man with a gun in the street pointing the weapon at people in the area. When police arrived, they were told the man had returned home. Police heard gunshots inside his home. Mesquite SWAT was called in and the man walked out of the house armed with a shotgun and allegedly pointed the gun. SWAT shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mesquite-police-say-man-who-pointed-gun-at-officers-was-shot-and-killed-early-saturday-morning/3242220/

https://www.fox4news.com/news/mesquite-officer-involved-shooting-video-shotgun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M8l8Sg78MA

https://www.fox4news.com/news/64-year-old-killed-by-police-after-nearly-6-hour-standoff-in-mesquite-neighborhood

Dimitri Amarillas

Age :25

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/20/2023

Location : 10095 E US 290 Hwy service road EB

City : Manor

County : Travis

State : Texas

Agency : Manor PD, Travis County SO

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser

Event : Killed by police after alleged carjacking attempt

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

At 9:06 pm on Thursday, April 20, 2023, TCSO and Manor Police Department (MPD) received notification from the Austin Police Department of an attempted carjacking in which someone was stabbed at 10095 East US 290 HWY Service Road Eastbound. Police saw a man walking in the middle of the roadway and a TCSO Deputy made contact with the man who was holding a knife. A TCSO deputy fired a taser, then both a TCSO Deputy and a MPD Officer fired their weapons, killing Dimitri Amarillas.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.tcsheriff.org/about/media/press-releases/2023-press-releases/332-identity-of-decedent-in-officer-involved-shooting

Name Not Disclosed

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/18/2023

Location : 1900 block of Denfield Dr

City : Round Rock

County : Williamson

State : Texas

Agency : Round Rock PD, Williamson County SO, Central Texas Regional, SWAT with robots, drones, gas

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Round Rock PD tried to arrest a man on Tuesday at approximately 12:15 p.m.in the 1900 block of Denfield Drive for family violence. The man locked himself into the home and the Round Rock SWAT team tried to approach the house. The man fired one round and police requested help from the Williamson County sheriff's office and the Central Texas Regional who used robot, drones and gas canisters when at approximately 2:40 p.m., police determined through its drone that the man had committed suicide under police duress. Police did not publicly identify him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/round-rock/2023/04/18/round-rock-police-barricaded-man-killed-himself-after-arrest-attempt/70128292007/

https://cbsaustin.com/newsletter-daily/swat-called-out-to-armed-barricaded-person-in-round-rock-neighborhood-denfield-drive

Alton Lee Sandles 1 of 2

Age :38

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/17/2023

Location : 4100 block of Issac's Way

City : Sugar Land

County : Fort Bend

State : Texas

Agency : Sugar Land PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence event

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Sugar Land woman was killed in a domestic disturbance in front of arriving officers and the man who police believe shot her was found dead inside a burning house after a shootout with a police officer in the 4100 block of Issac's Way in the Chimney Stone subdivision. The woman had called police and said that boyfriend had pushed her and she wanted him out of house. Arriving police saw a woman and man running out of the house and the man then pulled out a handgun and shot the woman. The man pointed the gun in the officer's direction and fired at least one round. The officer shot back but the man ran back inside the house. He was found dead in the burnt house later.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fortbendstar.com/crime/police-sugar-land-woman-man-dead-after-domestic-disturbance-call-house-fire/article_00344a3a-dd43-11ed-811e-3b912b1ea1cd.html

Lantonia Faulk 2 of 2

Age :43

Gender :Female

Race : Black

Date : 04/17/2023

Location : 4100 block of Issac's Way

City : Sugar Land

County : Fort Bend

State : Texas

Agency : Sugar Land PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during domestic violence event

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A Sugar Land woman was killed in a domestic disturbance in front of arriving officers and the man who police believe shot her was found dead inside a burning house after a shootout with a police officer in the 4100 block of Issac's Way in the Chimney Stone subdivision. The woman had called police and said that boyfriend had pushed her and she wanted him out of house. Arriving police saw a woman and man running out of the house and the man then pulled out a handgun and shot the woman. The man pointed the gun in the officer's direction and fired at least one round. The officer shot back but the man ran back inside the house. He was found dead in the burnt house later.

SOURCE LINKS :

Carlton Williams

Age :35

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/14/2023

Location : 8200 block of Stonebrook Parkway

City : Frisco

County : Collin

State : Texas

Agency : Texas Rangers, U.S. Marshals Service, Collin County Sheriff’s Office, Plano Police Department , DPS

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Carlton Williams was involved in a 2021 road rage incident in which he chased another driver and slashed their tires with a machete. He failed to appear in court and in his absence was sentenced to 45 years in prison. When police came to arrest him, fired beanbags at him, sent 2 drones that he destroyed. Officers insufflated chemical gas into the apartment and used an explosive to blast the door open. He committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/collin-county-frisco-road-rage-suspect-standoff-dies-by-suicide/287-e9a2f345-9a51-4ab5-821a-52f37b5c05e8

Brandon Zapata

Age :20

Gender :Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/11/2023

Location : La Gran shopping center

City : Fort Worth

County : Tarrant

State : Texas

Agency : Fort Worth Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Asphyxiation

Event : Died during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 11, 20-year-old Brandon Zapata died less than an hour after he was restrained and handcuffed by security officers at La Gran Plaza shopping center in south Fort Worth. The confrontation was recorded on bystander video and Zapata’s family alleges that security which included an off-duty Fort Worth police officer used excessive force and were recorded kneeling on Zapata’s back as they hold him face-down on the floor and he kicks his legs. Family members state they still do not know why he was targeted by police. Police claim that Zapata was “acting erratically” and security guards including the off-duty Fort Worth officer restrained him and put him in handcuffs. He died. He had been seen struggling to breathe during the arrest.
The family alleges that he had asthma, was seen suffering and asked for water which he was denied. The family believes that the security officers’ actions may have impeded his breathing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://news.yahoo.com/happened-brandon-zapata-fort-worth-181548003.html

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/surveillance-body-camera-videos-released-following-death-of-man-detained-at-fort-worth-mall/3240590/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :40

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/11/2023

Location : 12375 Martin Luther King Blvd

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by gang unit police investigating a stolen car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Houston PD officer K. Cummins of the Gang Division saw a man described as being in his 40s who the officer felt may be driving a stolen car. The man backed into the patrol car and an altercation began. A female in the car took the officer’s taser as he was about to use it and police shot and killed the man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2023/apr/nr230412-5.htm

Norman Levine III

Age :18

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/05/2023

Location : Briar Forest and Dairy Ashford

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash after PIT maneuver

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were conducting surveillance on two Kias reported stolen. Norman Levine III allegedly got into one of the vehicles and when police tried to conduct a traffic stop, he fled and police escalated a long intense chase. Officers used a PIT maneuver on the vehicle causing him to spin and hit a tree. He died as a result.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/pit-maneuver-houston-police-chase-person-dead/285-75742916-f33b-4b35-81f7-5bc5a30daa6c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVze2LTF-oY

https://www.klfy.com/local/vermilion-parish/abbeville-hookah-lounge-shooting-person-killed-in-houston-car-crash/

Dontel D. Thompson

Age :19

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : 2900 block of Broad Haven Dr

City : Houston PD

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) : Devin Inocencio

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 4, 2023, Houston PD officers with the North Patrol Division Crime Suppression Team were conducting surveillance at 2900 Broad Haven Drive on a possible robbery. Dontel Thompson was seen entering a business and robbing employees at gunpoint. Dontel Thompson exited the business with a gun in his hand, jumping a fence into a nearby neighborhood. As officers attempted to arrest Thompson, officer Devin Inocencio exited his patrol vehicle as Thompson was running toward him with a pistol in his hand. Officer Inocencio shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

ttps://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/north-houston-officer-involved-shooting/285-6150443a-eb2d-409b-8e4f-dde0e6623970

https://abc13.com/houston-crime-officer-involved-shooting-hpd-shoots-robbery-person-injured/13091713/

https://www.facebook.com/Houstonpolice/videos/hpd-is-releasing-body-camera-video-in-an-officer-involved-shooting-incident-at-2/199844872853478/

https://breaking911.com/raw-video-houston-cop-fatally-shoots-fleeing-armed-robbery-person/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : Bellfort Avenue and S Wayside Drive

City : Houston Police Department

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston Police Department

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man in a green Mercedes-Benz was spotted driving recklessly just after 1 a.m. near Bellfort Avenue and South Wayside Drivein southeast Houston. Police state that the driver was seen driving through stop lights at high speeds when police tried to pull him over. When police initiated a chase, he lost control and was ejected when his car rolled over and crashed.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/police-chase-deadly-crash-houston/285-87316acd-ff32-46a1-bb7e-9debbbc55bb1

https://abc13.com/police-chase-deadly-crash-driver-killed-south-wayside-cullen-and-bellfort/13083375/

Jamarr Van-Trell Thompson

Age :42

Gender :Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/04/2023

Location : Family Dollar parking lot

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston PD

Officer(s) : K. Cummings

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police while driving stolen car

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Houston PD investigated a possibly stolen car, walked up to car, ordered the driver out. The man was defensive and did not want to exit. The officer began a fight when the man refused. The officer produced a taser and the passenger in Thompson’s car took the taser but did not use it. During the fight, the officer shot Thompson in the shoulder. Thompson later died in the hospital from injuries.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd9nyaBCghU

https://abc13.com/houston-auto-theft-person-identified-jamarr-thompson-killed-family-dollar-shooting/13128963/

Zachary Davis

Age :30

Gender :Male

Race : White

Date : 04/03/2023

Location : 200 block of E Walker St

City : Denison

County : Grayson

State : Texas

Agency : Denison PD

Officer(s) : Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during homicide investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were investigating a homicide in the 200 block of East Walker Street and received a report of an armed man in the 900 block of Lamar Avenue, located him, fired beanbags and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kxii.com/2023/04/03/denison-police-involved-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.heralddemocrat.com/2023/04/03/homicide-person-dies-in-denison-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.heralddemocrat.com/2023/06/16/grand-jury-rules-denison-officer-involved-shooting-justified-2/

Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender :Unknown

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/02/2023

Location : I-10 checkpoint

City : El Paso

County : El Paso

State : Texas

Agency : CBP Border Patrol

Officer(s) : Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Driver killed by police during chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 2, a Border Patrol agent saw a man in an SUV drive through the checkpoint and followed the man along Interstate 10, when the driver of the SUV approached a closed vehicle gate near a home on Burris Ranch outside of Las Cruces, turned his vehicle around and stopped. Border Patrol agents reportedly exited their vehicles and approached the SUV, attempted to open the driver side door and tried to break the driver side window with a collapsible baton. Under assault, the driver drove away again. Agents had spike strips placed and flattened the vehicle’s tires and it stopped and the man exited the vehicle on foot along Dona Ana County Road C003. Agents chased after him on foot until he swung a wooden club at them multiple times. They shot and killed him with 16 bullets. He was not identified. Police state he had been a US citizen.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/cbp-border-patrol-shoots-kills-man-who-led-them-on-chase-hits-agent-with-club/