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Yoakum Police Department tried to pull over Francisco Junior Lopez. Lopez did not stop. More law enforcement agencies joined the chase and spike strips stopped him. He fled on foot to a nearby home and according to police, he held an elderly woman hostage and police shot and killed him. It is unknown how many officers fired shots at him. He appears to have been unarmed when killed.

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/counties/lavaca/lavaca-county-hostage-incident-leaves-suspect-dead/article_b10dc9d8-7d6f-11ec-97d1-9b95f8a9d783.html

https://www.crossroadstoday.com/swat-member-forced-to-shoot-suspect-in-standoff-in-lavaca-county/

Harris County deputies investigating something else by serendipity came across Nathan Humphrey who fled. Police felt he was running as if armed and shot and killed him. No BWC can be found on open records search.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/cracker-barrel-shooting-suspect-identified/285-77796b5c-d769-476c-9721-ba38345eac34

Houston PD attempted to traffic-stop a vehicle that continued to speed. Police escalated a chase, allege that they “lost sight of” a vehicle and came upon it crashed against a tree. A man who was the sole occupant was dead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QZ5bEbIn6Y

A Houston PD deputy was chasing a robbery suspect and speeding when he drove through an intersection and crashed with another car, starting a chain reaction of 7 vehicles being involved in the crash. Autrey Faith Simone Davis was killed and two children, about 5 and 3 years old, were injured with the oldest being in critical condition. The 3-year-old died later.

https://www.kolotv.com/2022/01/13/police-chase-ends-with-deadly-7-car-crash-houston/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-dead-children-injured-car-crash-deputy-chasing/story?id=82249303

A Houston PD deputy was chasing a robbery suspect and speeding when he drove through an intersection and crashed with another car, starting a chain reaction of 7 vehicles being involved in the crash. Autrey Faith Simone Davis was killed and two children, about 5 and 3 years old, were injured with the oldest being in critical condition. The 3-year-old died later.

https://www.kolotv.com/2022/01/13/police-chase-ends-with-deadly-7-car-crash-houston/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-dead-children-injured-car-crash-deputy-chasing/story?id=82249303

US Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force traffic-stopped JD Javier Lane, believing him to have a warrant for unlawful possession of a gun. He fled on foot and was shot and killed. No other accounts can be found to verify the official story.

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/crime/authorities-id-man-killed-by-us-marshals-official-during-victoria-traffic-stop/article_9d7031c4-6f67-11ec-b242-238920948e8c.html

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/premium/updated-deputy-u-s-marshal-wont-be-charged-in-unarmed-mans-shooting-death/article_1a479c08-c4e7-11ec-8d84-57f9911f59bd.html

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/crime/rangers-investigating-fatal-victoria-shooting-involving-us-marshals-official-w-video/article_acf9817e-6e7f-11ec-bd46-6fbc02348331.html

On 12/10/2021, Bowie County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a suicidal man at 6588 FM 44 in Simms, Texas. Upon arrival, they encountered 59-year-old Mark Robert Peters, who was armed and reportedly threatening self-harm. During the ensuing standoff, Peters allegedly pointed his firearm at the deputies, prompting one deputy to discharge his weapon, striking Peters. He was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

• https://www.ksla.com/2021/12/11/man-critical-condition-after-standoff-bowie-county/
• https://www.ksla.com/2021/12/11/texas-rangers-investigating-shooting-incident-involving-bowie-county-deputy-suicidal-man/

On December 7, 2021, Fort Worth police officers responded to a 911 call from 29-year-old Mitchell Robert Davis, who reported feeling possessed and expressed fear of harming others. Upon arrival near his residence at 10442 Bear Creek Trail, officers encountered Davis, who was armed with an Airsoft gun. Davis reportedly pointed the replica at the officers. They opened fire. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Davis had a history of mental health struggles.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article256443561.html
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/our-family-is-heartbroken-for-the-officers-father-of-man-killed-by-fort-worth-police-officer-said-he-suffered-from-mental-illness/287-a3b8da25-4b9b-4ea5-9785-36e430494c84
https://www.fox4news.com/news/fort-worth-pd-officers-fatally-shot-man-who-pointed-bb-gun-at-them
 

Michael Wayne Jackson was walking on a sidewalk in the Sunnyside neighborhood around 5:40 p.m. when Houston Police Department officers engaged in a high-speed chase of carjacking suspects. Officer Orlando Hernández, driving between 80 and 100 mph on a rain-slicked street, swerved to avoid stopped vehicles, jumped the curb, and struck Jackson. The impact threw him into a dumpster, killing him instantly. The posted speed limit was 40 mph. Hernández was suspended for 30 days. A grand jury declined to indict him on criminally negligent homicide charges.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/12/07/its-like-a-nightmare-family-mourns-death-innocent-man-hit-killed-by-hpd-officer-during-chase/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/houston-police-speeding-car-crash-death-18336526.php
https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2025-08-12/qualified-immunity-police-chase-victims-lawsuits-houston-police-department-dallas-texas

A motorcyclist was killed after officers pursued him across multiple Houston-area cities, reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph. The pursuit ended around 9:45 p.m. when the motorcyclist entered Dixie Farm Road, turned into oncoming traffic, and hit a curb, causing him to lose control of the motorcycle and crash, resulting in his death.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/deadly-motorcycle-chase-harris-county-galveston-road/285-80e7a60c-c0d9-4699-ae5d-0ff37d092999

Around 11:30 a.m., officers responded to a call about a man with a gun. Patrol officers found a woman with a fatal gunshot wound inside a neighbor's garage. Officers determined that a nearby home was involved. When they approached the house, officers heard what appeared to be a gunshot inside the residence. When they entered the house, they found the man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article256100232.html

Rockwall police attempted to stop a white Chrysler 300 for the violation of a stolen license plate. The pursuit continued into the city of Fate, and Fate Police Department took over the pursuit. The vehicle traveled into the median of the interstate and lost control, striking a culvert. The driver of the Chrysler was killed, and the passenger was injured.

https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/one-killed-one-hurt-in-chase-crash-along-interstate-30/article_f2bc41fc-4c6e-11ec-81e2-63afadd7a87f.html

An officer tried to stop a vehicle, but the driver fled. The officer pursued until the vehicle veered off the road and struck a tree. Three teenagers -- Kevin Xzavier Angeles, 14, Nelson Steven Candelario Lopez Vargas, 15, and Brian Atian Hutson, 16 -- were killed.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/3-killed-2-hurt-during-police-pursuit-sunday-morning-in-sanger-pd/2822322/

An officer tried to stop a vehicle, but the driver fled. The officer pursued until the vehicle veered off the road and struck a tree. Three teenagers -- Kevin Xzavier Angeles, 14, Nelson Steven Candelario Lopez Vargas, 15, and Brian Atian Hutson, 16 -- were killed.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/3-killed-2-hurt-during-police-pursuit-sunday-morning-in-sanger-pd/2822322/

An officer tried to stop a vehicle, but the driver fled. The officer pursued until the vehicle veered off the road and struck a tree. Three teenagers -- Kevin Xzavier Angeles, 14, Nelson Steven Candelario Lopez Vargas, 15, and Brian Atian Hutson, 16 -- were killed.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/3-killed-2-hurt-during-police-pursuit-sunday-morning-in-sanger-pd/2822322/ 

Azarel Gonzalez allegedly had boxed in his ex-girlfriend's vehicle and approached her with a gun. Responding officers arrived at 3:53 a.m., and Gonzalez exited his vehicle with a rifle. He reportedly approached her car and shot and killed himself. One of the officers shot a rifle at him, but reportedly hit nothing. He reportedly threatened suicide prior to police arrival.

https://myrgv.com/featured/2021/12/10/man-threatened-suicide-before-killing-himself-during-weslaco-police-shooting/#google_vignette

Officers pursued Elliot Lewis in an hour-long, high-speed chase across the Houston area. He reportedly made phone calls to dispatch during the chase, which started near the Texas Medical Center/OST area about 11 a.m. Police cornered him in a parking lot after intentionally crashing into his vehicle. Lewis allegedly jumped out and started firing an AR-15 rifle at officers. Four officers shot and killed him.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/shooting-suspect-chase-harris-county/285-449f1c58-4158-4f3a-8da2-446ec022b5e7

Officers were investigating a stabbing that occurred about noon on Las Vegas Trail where the victim's gray truck was also stolen. At about 1:45 p.m., officers located the man suspected in the stabbing. Chassity Brooks crashed the stabbing victim's truck into the Taz game room, killing 45-year-old Jeffrey Mazurowski inside. Officers were nearby and began following Brooks. About a mile down the road, he allegedly crashed into a woman sitting at a bus stop, Lailani Snell, who was killed. Police arrested Brooks.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/swat-uses-gas-to-force-mans-surrender-after-stabbing-carjacking-police-chase/2811942/

Deputies responded to multiple calls about 6:20 p.m. regarding a man armed with a 12-gauge shotgun. Deputies were told the man was walking down the street and threatening people with the weapon. Rolando Zuniga Bueno was shot and killed after a six-hour standoff.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/suspect-shotgun-killed-standoff-harris-county/285-d6943698-176b-4087-8320-92330c8808bd 

Police said that Kody Marshall, who had been involved in a prior shooting, was then involved in a major accident on the Crosstown Expressway. Police said he immediately fled the accident. Police later found him near a high school, and he reportedly fired at officers. Police returned fire, killing Marshall.

https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/ccpd-responding-to-shooting-call-near-moody-high-school-school-on-lockdown 

Police were executing a search warrant at a home. Someone in the home allegedly shot at them. Robert Richart fired more shots at officers and started a fire inside the home. Richart allegedly exited the home through the garage with a weapon in hand. Officer Eric Strnad shot and killed Richart.

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/man-shot-by-police-in-southwest-austin-swat-standoff-last-week-identified/
 

Erik Black allegedly stole an 18-wheeler with a flatbed trailer. He fled police and jumped out of the truck as it was still in motion. The truck struck a home. Two people who were in bed inside the residence were struck by the truck. A man was injured, and Aylene "Nicole" Heaney was killed. Black was charged with murder and reckless aggravated assault. The company that owns the truck was able to use a GPS to locate the truck.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/10/26/woman-killed-after-18-wheeler-hits-home-during-chase-in-north-harris-county-deputies-say/

Dispatch received a call about a disturbance. When deputies arrived, they found Gregory Gene Goodall armed with two knives. He allegedly failed to comply with deputies' commands to drop the knives and continued moving toward the deputies. One deputy shot and killed him.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article255204676.html?utm_
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/sanger-man-killed-shooting-denton-county-deputies/?utm_

Around 2:30 p.m., dispatch received a call from a passerby who said an SUV was stopped in the middle of the road, and the driver appeared to be slumped over the wheel. Two Arlington officers responded to the call. One of the officers tried to talk to the driver and told him to stay where he was. The driver fled. The driver stopped briefly, at which point one of the officers told him he was under arrest and that he should shut off his vehicle. The driver again fled. The officers again pursued. The driver drove to a cul-de-sac and made a U-turn and allegedly began driving in the direction of one of the officers, who had stopped, exited his vehicle, and was standing near his open door. As the vehicle moved towards him, the officer shot and killed him. Officer Robert Phillips was fired from the agency two days later for violations of policy.

https://www.wbap.com/2021/10/20/arlington-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting/
 

A Jacksboro officer and a Jack County deputy were dispatched to a home on a domestic disturbance call. Two women were able to escape and met officers near the Jack County Memorial Park. Vanessa K. Massengale reported that she had been assaulted by her husband, Lewis E. Massengale II. Officers attempted to contact Lewis, but were unsuccessful. Police entered the residence at 7:27 a.m. and found Lewis dead.

https://www.jacksboronewspapers.com/news/standoff-ends-one-dead

About 4 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired. Officers arrived at the location and began to canvass the vicinity for a maroon sport utility vehicle firing a weapon. An officer spotted a maroon Lincoln SUV with paper plates and conducted a traffic stop along with assisting officers. Guillermo Gonzalez-Gonzalez was the lone occupant. The officers shot and killed Gonzalez. Gonzalez reportedly had two guns with him at the time of the incident: a semiautomatic handgun and a long rifle.

https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Man-ID-d-in-fatal-officer-related-shooting-16543924.php

At approximately noon, officers were dispatched to an apartment complex for a family disturbance involving a gun. A caller reported seeing a man with a gun, shooting into the air and pointing the gun at a woman. The woman involved also called police and reported that Christopher Ryan Vasquez was trying to kill her. Officers arrived and Vasquez barricaded himself in his apartment. He occasionally approached the window and cursed at officers while holding one and sometimes two handguns. He also pointed the guns at his own head and at one point placed one in his mouth. He reportedly said he was not going to come out peacefully, threatened suicide, and stated he was going to kill himself. At approximately 6:41 p.m., officers sent gas into the apartment, and Vasquez fired his handgun toward an armored vehicle, and an officer fired one round at him. He fell away from the window and out of sight. Shortly after, additional gunfire could be heard from inside the apartment. A robot camera revealed Vasquez lying dead on the floor of the apartment with a gun nearby.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TbeNNeTv_MNiTepZl3tKKG92-axOj7NS/view 

Officers pursued a man reportedly wanted for several felony offenses through multiple counties before he fatally shot himself in the head. Police said the man in his 20s was found in his vehicle with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the end of the chase around 10 p.m.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/10/12/1-dead-in-pursuit-of-robbery-suspect-san-antonio-police-say/

Officers were responding to a DWI call a block away when they heard gunshots in the entertainment district at around 1 a.m. The officers arrived to find two groups of men shooting at one another. An officer began firing at the men. Michael "Mikey" Carothers was killed. It was not immediately known whether the teen was killed by officer-fired bullets or from the other group involved in the shooting.

https://austonia.com/sixth-street-officer-shooting 

On October 5, 2021, U.S. deputy marshals were serving an arrest warrant on 43-year-old Daniel Garcia in a parking lot near the Whispering Wind apartment complex in Corpus Christi, Texas. During the operation, Garcia was shot and killed. It was reported that Garcia was unarmed at the time of the shooting.

https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/corpus-christi-woman-reacts-to-us-marshals-shooting-and-killing-her-neighbor

At approximately 10:30 p.m., an officer with the Houston Police Department spotted a man who was driving a white Infiniti G37, doing doughnuts in a parking lot. When the officer activated his sirens in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop, police said he fled at high speed down the residential street. He then allegedly hit three valets, 22-year-old Eric Orduna, 23-year-old Nick Rodriguez, and 18-year-old Fnan Measho, before flipping the vehicle and crashing into a fence.

https://abc13.com/prospect-park-workers-killed-fnan-measho-eric-orduna-nick-rodriguez/11076546/

At approximately 10:30 p.m., an officer with the Houston Police Department spotted a man who was driving a white Infiniti G37, doing doughnuts in a parking lot. When the officer activated his sirens in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop, police said he fled at high speed down the residential street. He then allegedly hit three valets, 22-year-old Eric Orduna, 23-year-old Nick Rodriguez, and 18-year-old Fnan Measho, before flipping the vehicle and crashing into a fence.

https://abc13.com/prospect-park-workers-killed-fnan-measho-eric-orduna-nick-rodriguez/11076546/ 

At approximately 10:30 p.m., an officer with the Houston Police Department spotted a man who was driving a white Infiniti G37, doing doughnuts in a parking lot. When the officer activated his sirens in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop, police said he fled at high speed down the residential street. He then allegedly hit three valets, 22-year-old Eric Orduna, 23-year-old Nick Rodriguez, and 18-year-old Fnan Measho, before flipping the vehicle and crashing into a fence.

https://abc13.com/prospect-park-workers-killed-fnan-measho-eric-orduna-nick-rodriguez/11076546/ 

Deputies received a call for a suspicious person outside of a convenience store, which led to a short pursuit around 8 a.m. A deputy who had stopped at the store to take a break was told by a store clerk that the man, Nicholas Norris, who was outside, had been scaring customers over the past few days. Norris fled. A deputy reported that Norris was driving in circles and driving erratically on Potranco Road. The deputies reengaged a pursuit because it was rush hour. Deputy Joseph Trevino shot at the vehicle, killing Norris.

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/law-enforcement/deputies-investigating-shooting-in-west-bexar-county/273-09626759-2e85-4ecf-9357-7d87b16811af

On 09/30/2021, Zavala County deputies attempted to stop a white Chevrolet Camaro driven by 19-year-old TikTok star Gabriel Salazar, known online as “gabenotbabe.” Police escalated a high-speed chase northbound on U.S. Highway 83 near La Pryor. During the pursuit, the Camaro veered off the road, hit trees, and burst into flames. Salazar and three passengers, Miguel Arroyo, Jose Molina-Lara, and Sergio Espinoza, were all killed at the scene. Authorities reported that the chase began after a traffic stop attempt in Crystal City. The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 4 fatalities

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiktok-star-gabriel-salazar-dies-fiery-texas-car-crash-after-police-chase-n1280211
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/09/30/texas-tiktok-star-gabriel-salazar-killed-in-fiery-police-pursuit-crash-in-zavala-county/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10042021/TikTok-star-Gabriel-Salazar-19-three-passengers-die-fiery-crash-high-speed-chase.html

On 09/30/2021, 19-year-old Gabriel Salazar led Zavala County deputies on a high-speed pursuit northbound on U.S. Highway 83. The vehicle crashed into trees and caught fire near La Pryor. Passenger Miguel Arroyo was among the three others killed in the fiery wreck. The crash followed an attempted traffic stop by Crystal City police.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 4 fatalities

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/09/30/texas-tiktok-star-gabriel-salazar-killed-in-fiery-police-pursuit-crash-in-zavala-county/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10042021/TikTok-star-Gabriel-Salazar-19-three-passengers-die-fiery-crash-high-speed-chase.html

On 09/30/2021, during a high-speed pursuit in Zavala County, a Chevrolet Camaro driven by TikTok star Gabriel Salazar crashed and exploded on U.S. Highway 83 near La Pryor. Passenger Jose Molina-Lara was one of three passengers who died in the fiery crash. The pursuit began after police attempted to stop the vehicle in Crystal City.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 4 fatalities

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiktok-star-gabriel-salazar-dies-fiery-texas-car-crash-after-police-chase-n1280211
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/09/30/texas-tiktok-star-gabriel-salazar-killed-in-fiery-police-pursuit-crash-in-zavala-county/

On 09/30/2021, a pursuit initiated by Crystal City police continued through Zavala County and ended in a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 83 near La Pryor. The Chevrolet Camaro driven by 19-year-old Gabriel Salazar left the roadway, struck several trees, and burst into flames. Passenger Sergio Espinoza was killed along with Salazar and two other passengers. The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the incident.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 4 fatalities

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiktok-star-gabriel-salazar-dies-fiery-texas-car-crash-after-police-chase-n1280211
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10042021/TikTok-star-Gabriel-Salazar-19-three-passengers-die-fiery-crash-high-speed-chase.html

About 2:30 p.m., police responded to a disturbance call. Officers were unable to locate the disturbance but began looking around the area. In the Wendy's parking lot, officers saw a woman holding a rifle at her side and heard several gunshots. Strong, still holding the rifle, began to run east, and an officer shot and killed her. When officers got to the parking lot, they found Michael Anthony Cooper, 24, with gunshot wounds lying between two vehicles.

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/armed-woman-dies-officer-involved-shooting-wendys-parking-lot-allen-texas/?utm_

Around 1:30 a.m., the Zavala County Sheriff's Office heard a call from the Crystal City Police Department. The officer with CCPD was in pursuit of a white Chevy Camaro that was traveling north toward La Pryor. The deputy deployed a tire deflection device and the Camaro rolled over, crashed, and was engulfed in flames. Driver Gabriel Salazar, 19, and passengers Jose Luis Jimenez-Mora, 41, Jose Molina-Lara, 23, and Sergio Espinoza-Flores, 36, were killed.

https://news4sanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/four-killed-after-pursuit-near-la-pryor-ends-in-fiery-rollover-crash