Death by Cop 2022-2024
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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/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.
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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://abc13.com/cleveland-tx-police-chase-teen-killed-in-julio-uribe-death/13285498
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.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.
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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.
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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.
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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/
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://news.yahoo.com/irving-police-investigate-officer-involved-021235478.html
https://www.fox4news.com/news/irving-officer-involved-shooting
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/
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.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.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/one-person-shot-dead-chase-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
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.
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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.
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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://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/traffic/just-in-high-speed-chase-ends-in-crash-in-jones-county/
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.
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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.
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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.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.
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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.fox4news.com/news/mesquite-officer-involved-shooting-video-shotgun
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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://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.
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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.
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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/
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.