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Arlington police were sent on a call to check on a “suspicious person.” They arrived and saw a man looking into vehicles. Police believed he had a gun. Police found him lying on the hood of a car. The man sat up. Police claim they saw a handgun at his side. Police allege he raised the gun. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q7DtiIQqlE

https://www.fox4news.com/news/arlington-officer-shooting-blakey-apartments

BWC:
https://www.fox4news.com/news/arlington-ois-tony-coward-body-camera-video

Waxahachie police were sent to check on a man with a sword or dagger. Police arrived on W. Jefferson St. and 527-year-old Larry Reeves holding a dagger in the street with a female nearby. Police shot and killed him.

https://www.waxahachietx.com/2024/10/authorities-investigate-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-waxahachie/

Temple PD were sent on a mental health welfare check for Billy Gordon, who was allegedly intoxicated and throwing things around his house, pouring milk on the floor and drinking dish soap. Police arrived and fired tasers at him multiple times. After the fourth taser firing, he went to limp and died.

His sister told KWT that he had substance addictions and had just tried to get into rehab, but was turned down because his wheelchair could not be accommodated.

https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/bell-county/suspect-dies-in-temple-pd-custody-after-use-of-force/

https://www.kwtx.com/2024/10/03/texas-rangers-temple-pd-investigating-use-force-after-erratic-suspect-was-tased-four-times-during-altercation-with-officers/

DPS chased a “suspicious” vehicle under Operation Lone Star until the vehicle crashed into the car of bystander Wendy Rodriguez, killing her.

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Plano PD were sent to the 4700 block of 14th St. where a woman was behaving erratically with a gun. Police arrived and shot and killed her.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/woman-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-plano-police-say/287-e78a456d-15d7-4f76-a085-a046917979c6

A Rockwall deputy tried to traffic stop Steven Herrera Beltran for having a partially obscured temporary license tag. He did not stop and police escalated a chase. During the chase, police alleged that he fired shots at them and exited, fleeing at SR 276. The vehicle crashed and Beltran died from suicide under police duress.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/10/01/driver-dead-after-rockwall-county-shooting-pursuit-ends-in-power-pole-crash/

https://www.fox4news.com/news/shots-fired-rockwall-county-deputies-during-high-speed-chase

Maybank Police were called to a domestic disturbance on Barnes and Springfield. A man locked himself into a home and police escalated a lengthy standoff. When police made forcible entry, they found the man dead from suicide under police duress.

https://www.kltv.com/2024/09/28/part-barnes-road-mabank-closed-police-respond-disturbance/

Michael Rosario Junior was allegedly seen shoplifting by a security officer at HEB. An altercation ensued during which Rosario allegedly picked up a hubcap and used it as a shield while holding a knife. The security officer shot and killed him.

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/deadly-h-e-b-shooting-man-killed-identified-austin-tx

Fort Worth PD were sent to a mental health check on Brant Nickell. Nickell had suffered a mental health crisis. Police found him in a ditch with a gun. Police allege that he pointed a gun at them. This cannot be visualized on bodycam. Police shot and injured him whereupon he died from suicide under police duress.

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article293477699.html

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fort-worth-police-bodycam-footage-deadly-shooting/287-f09ebc2b-857b-4da5-b8e3-85a60d5e5719

Johnson County deputies chased a vehicle for driving erratically. When the man was forced to stop during the chase, he died from suicide under police duress.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mansfield-burleson-johnson-tarrant-county-police-chase/3652766/

The fatal shooting that occurred on September 22, 2024, at 3100 Corksie Street in Houston involved officers from the Houston Police Department (HPD). At approximately 2:35 a.m., HPD officers responded to the area after hearing multiple gunshots. Upon arrival, they encountered a man who raised a firearm at the officers and fired at them. In response, the officers discharged their weapons, striking and killing the individual.

The officers involved, identified as J. Lee and S. Palin, were not injured. A subsequent search revealed a second deceased man a few houses down from the incident. It was confirmed that the second man's death was not connected to the exchange of gunfire between the officers and the man The situation is under investigation, including a review by HPD's Special Investigations Unit and the Harris County District Attorney's Office.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/09/22/houston-police-officer-shoots-and-kills-man-who-opened-fire-on-officers/

https://abc13.com/post/hpd-officers-shoot-kill-suspect-sunnyside-canvassing-area-after-hearing-gunshots-man-found-shot-dead-nearby/15339099/

The victim of the September 20, 2024, undercover police shooting in San Antonio has been identified as 34-year-old Roberto Guadalupe Gonzalez. He was shot by undercover police after fleeing from a robbery and later pointing a gun at officers during his attempt to escape on foot.

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/berkeley-murder-suspect-dies-in-custody-officials-say/

Wise County deputies were called to a family disturbance and encountered Elvin Ray Fox with a knife. They shot and killed him.

https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-2/

On 09/20/2024, Desire Pool, a 41-year-old woman, was struck and killed by a Houston Police Department (HPD) SUV while crossing Antoine Drive near Pinemont Drive. Officers Shelby Kennedy and Joshua Rosales were transporting an individual in custody at the time. Pool had exited a bus and was crossing the street with her children when she was hit by the HPD vehicle. Dashcam and body-worn camera footage from the incident revealed that Officer Kennedy performed CPR while Officer Rosales attempted additional life-saving measures at the scene.
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Despite efforts to save her life, Pool later died from her injuries at a local hospital. HPD has publicly stated that they do not believe speeding was a factor in the crash. Both officers have since returned to active duty. Pool's family has publicly demanded accountability, specifically calling for the termination of Officer Kennedy.
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The HPD Vehicular Crimes Division and Internal Affairs are actively investigating the incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
1 deceased
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Last Update: 11/25/2024

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-news/houston-police-crash-kills-mother/285-57845a2f-cc80-4e8c-9d67-83cd38e7a7c3
https://www.abc13.com/news/local/hpd-releases-video-of-officer-involved-crash-that-killed-mother/29224999/
https://www.hoodline.com/2024/11/hpd-releases-video-of-officer-involved-crash-that-killed-mother-desire-pool/
Dashcam footage: YouTube HPD Channel

A man in a mental health crisis was walking around the 5700 block of Oakland Avenue in St. Louis with a puppy. Police arrived and confronted him. He allegedly produced a knife and began stabbing his small dog. Police fired a taser at him, but he broke free and fled. Police again, cornered him, and allegedly ordered him to drop the knife. He instead went from standing to a seated position, but still held the knife. Police shot and killed him.

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/suspect-in-critical-condition-after-officer-involved-shooting/

Houston police were called by a woman who said she heard gunshots and that a bullet had come through her ceiling. Police arrived and found the upstairs door unlocked and a 27-year-old female dead with multiple gunshot wants to her head. In the bedroom, police found her boyfriend, a 33-year-old Harris County patrol officer, also dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Police have not publicly identified either of them so far.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/09/17/police-believe-harris-county-deputy-constable-involved-in-murder-suicide/

Garland Police responded to a welfare check at the Arts Apartments at Broadway Commons and found two young children inside. As officers entered the residence, gunfire came from a back bedroom. A man, Brodrick Kennedy, surrendered to police. Inside the bedroom, officers found two women shot: Donielle Kennedy, 38, and Shirley Phillips, 58. Both women died of gunshot wounds. The two children were placed in the care of relatives. Police said Kennedy was the husband of Donielle and is now facing capital murder charges.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/two-dead-following-swat-standoff-shooting-in-garland/287-c22d9ba9-d4cb-4598-ab32-86577aa375db
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/garland-shooting-apartments-2-people-one-arrested/287-ba7a2808-fba6-49f5-b000-2bb12aafc3f4
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/2-women-killed-in-garland-apartment-shooting-suspect-in-custody-police/3461222/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/09/18/2-women-shot-to-death-at-garland-apartment-man-in-custody-police-say/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/brodrick-kennedy-capital-murder-charges-garland

Garland Police responded to a welfare check at the Arts Apartments at Broadway Commons and found two young children inside. As officers entered the residence, gunfire came from a back bedroom. A man, Brodrick Kennedy, surrendered to police. Inside the bedroom, officers found two women shot: Donielle Kennedy, 38, and her mother Shirley Jean Phillips, 58. Shirley Phillips was transported to a hospital but died from her injuries. The two children were placed in the care of relatives. Police said Kennedy was the husband of Donielle and is now facing capital murder charges.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/two-dead-following-swat-standoff-shooting-in-garland/287-c22d9ba9-d4cb-4598-ab32-86577aa375db
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/2-women-killed-in-garland-apartment-shooting-suspect-in-custody-police/3461222/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/09/18/2-women-shot-to-death-at-garland-apartment-man-in-custody-police-say/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/brodrick-kennedy-capital-murder-charges-garland
https://gunmemorial.org/2024/09/17/shirley-jean-phillips

San Antonio police were sent on a welfare check in the legacy apartments on Sonterra Boulevard. A man and a woman had locked themselves into an apartment and SWAT were called. After several hours of SWAT attempting to get inside of the apartment, they made forcible entry and found, a man, approximately age 30 and a female in her late 20s dead. Police believe that the man shot the woman and then himself.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/09/15/sapd-to-provide-details-on-murder-suicide-at-north-side-apartment-complex

San Antonio police were sent on a welfare check in the legacy apartments on Sonterra Boulevard. A man and a woman had locked themselves into an apartment and SWAT were called. After several hours of SWAT attempting to get inside of the apartment, they made forcible entry and found, a man, approximately age 30 and a female in her late 20s dead. Police believe that the man shot the woman and then himself.

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/09/15/sapd-to-provide-details-on-murder-suicide-at-north-side-apartment-complex/

Donald Ingram shot and killed his wife and then fled. Richardson Police chased him through Richardson and Dallas until he died from suicide under police duress during the pursuit.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/richardson-officers-car-chase-with-murder-suspect-police-sources/287-637b23e7-7b80-432a-99ad-c9a2a1bc74cb

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/richardson-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-dallas/

Dashcam video:
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/police-release-video-showing-chase-with-murder-suspect-from-richardson-dallas/287-d971d926-913f-4b2d-b7c1-e8bca11dc6a7

A man reportedly stole a vehicle with Sherrie Moore and three children as passengers. Police chased him extensively and by reports engaged in a shootout with him. Ingram died from suicide under police duress. Sherrie Moore was found injured with several gunshot wounds and died on 09/19/2024 in the hospital. It is unknown at this time whose bullets she died from during the pursuit and shootout.

https://www.fox4news.com/video/1522330

San Antonio police tracked down a man with warrants for domestic threats, unlawful gun possessions, and tried to arrest him. The man reported he told police that he would kill them. They shot and killed him.

https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/police-to-release-details-on-officer-involved-shooting#

Andrews County deputies and US Marshals tried to arrest Ricardo Infante Junior for indecency with a child. He reportedly fought arrest and injured for officers with a knife. They shot and killed him.

https://www.yourbasin.com/news/two-deputies-one-fire-marshall-officer-shot-during-felony-arrest/

https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/regional/2024/09/14/andrews-texas-officer-involved-shooting-officers-injured/75220058007/

Deputies were called to a hotel, where an unwanted person was refusing to leave. Police located him, fired tasers at him, and finally shot and killed him. The details are not known so far. The officers were cleared.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/deputy-opens-fire-kills-man-151947483.html

https://www.pottsmerc.com/2024/10/25/upper-perk-police-officer-cleared-in-fatal-shooting/

Houston PD were flagged down by a woman who was topless in the street and told them that she was being assaulted by her boyfriend. Police saw the boyfriend nearby on the phone and holding a gun, alleged that he refused to drop the gun and police "feared their lives" and shot and killed him.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/09/13/armed-man-shot-killed-by-houston-police-during-family-disturbance-call/

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2024/09/13/499897/45-year-old-man-shot-killed-by-houston-police-officers-friday-after-failing-to-comply-with-commands/

BWC:

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=908172587346764

US Marshals, Mejia Police and McLennan County deputies gathered in the 700 block of Ross Avenue to arrest a person. Police alleged they made contact and that the man had a gun. Police fired tear gas canisters and made forcible entry. They shot and killed the man.

https://www.kwtx.com/2024/09/12/man-involved-standoff-with-authorities-attempting-serve-federal-search-warrant-mexia/

https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/crime/texas-rangers-identify-man-who-died-mexia-standoff/500-7b820916-d215-48d8-ae7c-4bea644049fa

A deputy opened fire and killed a person near an extended-stay motel near Interstate 45 in Montgomery County. Details are still unclear.

https://abc13.com/post/montgomery-county-deputy-shoots-injures-person-extended-stay-motel-45-north-freeway-sheriffs-office-says/15297086/

https://hellowoodlands.com/sheriffs-office-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-spring/

A man was seen dumping trash with a gun pointed. Two officers in 2 vehicles chased him, were told to stop but continued the pursuit. The vehicle crashed into a bystander. Police claim not to know whether there was a shootout or not. The 36-year-old bystander died of unknown causes. It is not known whether bullets were fired or if he died due to the crash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaaZy06HBrI

DPS chased a vehicle at high-speed across for Texas counties, and used helicopters, placed spike strips causing the truck to crash. A trooper fired shots and killed the man. Police did not reveal why they undertook this massive manhunt.

https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/pursuit-in-east-texas-leads-to-officer-involved-shooting/

Austin PD received a call about a “prowler” who was allegedly trying to get inside of a nail salon. The man had a rock and an unspecified weapon. Police arrived and spent several minutes in an unknown exchange with him and then shot and killed him. Five officers fired bullets at him. Bodycam reveals what sounds like 100 shots fired from semiautomatic weapons at him and is linked below.

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-north-austin-person-dead

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2024/09/11/apd-austin-police-shooting-man-shot-killed-attempted-break-in-burglar/75171910007/

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/officer-involved-shooting-north-austin-person-dead

Bodycam:
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/body-camera-video-released-deadly-north-austin-officer-involved-shooting

Clifton police began chasing a motorcycle that was seen speeding through town. Valley Mills police joined them and escalated a chase in excess of 100 miles an hour into city limits. The motorcycle lost control and crashed. The driver died. This chase was undertaken for a moving violation.

https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/bosque-county/motorcyclist-dies-after-bosque-county-pursuit/

https://www.kcentv.com/article/traffic/bosque-mclennan-county-high-speed-motorcycle-pursuit-fatal-crash-sept-4-2024/500-c79a7f1b-fd53-4f5f-8466-d8f0e6da8a95

Dallas police were called to an attempted break-in. They arrived and found a man who allegedly pulled a gun from his waistband. Police shot and killed him. The gun was a plastic replica. He had been unarmed.

https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/dallas-police-chief-eddie-garcia-briefs-media-on-shooting-that-left-one-suspect-dead/287-0cb8d0df-f56c-4fe9-a372-c0c50356a2de

https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-shooting-norwalk-avenue-apartment-police

Bodycam:
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-shooting-northwest-dallas

A DPS officer shot and killed Carlos Daniel Hinojosa Hernandez around 2:30 a.m. on Joe Stephens Boulevard in the vicinity of Sugar Sweet Avenue in Weslaco on September 7, 2024. No more information is known at this time.

https://myrgv.com/local-news/2024/09/07/23-year-old-man-killed-in-weslaco-shooting-officer-involved/

Colby Granger suffered a mental health episode and allegedly threatened one of his neighbors. Police arrived, locked down the schools nearby and approached him. Police allegedly engaged in a violent altercation with him and Sean and killed him.

https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/crime/incident-triggers-lockdown-orangefield-isd-schools/502-fe06b8bb-f183-422e-9933-1b2f7edb97b6

DeSoto police states that a man traveling with two women and a small child knocked on a residential door in the middle of the night asking for water and appearing frantic. When police arrived, the man allegedly threatened to shoot them. They chased him to the 1200 block of Springbrook Drive, and shot and killed him while he was standing next to the child.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/desoto-police-officer-involved-fatal-shooting-investigation/3634648/

On 08/24/2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Ricardo “Ricky” Resendez Jr., 28, was driving home from his job at George Bush Intercontinental Airport when off-duty Harris County Precinct 6 Deputy Constable Rigo Villeda Vivar crashed into Resendez’s vehicle at Canal Street and North Live Oak Street in Houston’s Second Ward. Resendez was approximately one block from the home he shared with his family. He died at the scene.
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Houston police determined that Vivar was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Canal Street when his Chevrolet Tahoe struck Resendez’s Dodge Avenger as Resendez was turning onto North Live Oak Street. Vivar was off duty but was in uniform and traveling to work. Precinct 6 initially described the Tahoe as Vivar’s personal vehicle.
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A search warrant obtained during the subsequent investigation provided substantially more detail about Vivar’s driving. Vivar told investigators that he cut around traffic and drove into the wrong-way lanes. He said he activated emergency lights while doing so. An eyewitness, however, told investigators that Vivar appeared to be traveling as fast as 80 mph in the 30-mph zone and that the witness did not see emergency lights activated.
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Harris County Precinct 6 terminated Vivar’s employment the day after the crash. Houston police investigated the collision, while Resendez’s family repeatedly called for criminal charges and questioned why Vivar had not been arrested.
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The investigation remained unresolved publicly for months. ABC13 reported in March 2025 that Precinct 6 had withheld records concerning Vivar and the crash despite a Texas Attorney General determination that at least some requested records were subject to release. ABC13 reported filing approximately two dozen public-records requests, including 18 with Precinct 6. The agency initially quoted unusually high costs for fulfilling some requests and later relied on the ongoing investigation to withhold records.
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The case eventually resulted in criminal charges. On 06/30/2025, a Harris County grand jury indicted Vivar for manslaughter in Resendez’s death. Vivar was arrested on 08/05/2025 and booked into the Harris County Jail. His bond was set at $100,000. Court reporting identified his full name as Rigo Villeda Vivar.
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Resendez was born June 9, 1996, and grew up in Houston’s historic Second Ward. He graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in kinesiology and was working at Bush Airport while establishing a career in sports medicine. His family described him as deeply devoted to his parents and three sisters.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Rigo Villeda Vivar was a Harris County Precinct 6 deputy constable at the time of the fatal crash. Although off duty, he was in uniform and traveling to work. Precinct 6 terminated him on 08/25/2024, one day after Resendez was killed.
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ABC13 reported that Resendez’s family said it had learned of a history of professional and personal problems involving Vivar. Former colleagues and the family also raised allegations concerning Vivar’s driving record. When ABC13 questioned Vivar about those allegations, he denied them and referred further questions to his attorney.
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Vivar was subsequently indicted for manslaughter on 06/30/2025. He was arrested on 08/05/2025, nearly a year after Resendez’s death, and a judge set his bond at $100,000.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-deadly-wrong-way-crash-deputy-constable/285-05dbf86f-97fc-40a3-be94-e436ddeed8af
https://abc13.com/post/ricky-resendez-jr-death-months-after-pct-6-deputy-constable-accused-deadly-wrong-crash-law-enforcement-avoids-questions/15591968/
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/11/26/watch-live-family-demands-justice-for-man-killed-in-crash-with-off-duty-deputy/
https://abc13.com/post/investigation-continues-deadly-wrong-crash-involving-precinct-6-constable-deputy-rigo-vivar-was-fired/15232330/
https://abc13.com/post/ex-harris-county-pct-6-deputy-constable-rigo-vivar-could-face-charges-crash-killed-ricky-resendez-jr-canal-street/15376726/
https://abc13.com/post/13-investigates-precinct-6-withholds-records-fatal-crash-despite-texas-attorney-general-ruling-release/16063529/
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/08/05/former-harris-county-pct-6-deputy-indicted-for-manslaughter-in-fatal-second-ward-wrong-way-crash/
https://abc13.com/post/former-harris-county-precinct-6-deputy-constable-custody-deadly-wrong-crash-2024-records-show/17452805/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ricardo-resendez-obituary?id=56105518

On 08/30/2024, at approximately 9:45 a.m., Beaumont Police Department narcotics investigators and SWAT officers went to a residence in the 700 block of Palm Street to execute both a search warrant and an arrest warrant involving Victoria Juana Meza.
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According to Beaumont police, Meza fired at officers during execution of the warrants. Police alleged that her gunfire struck an officer's ballistic shield and two police vehicles. The officer carrying the shield sustained a minor injury. Officers then fired at Meza, striking her. Beaumont EMS pronounced her dead at the scene.
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Two dogs were also shot during the police operation. One dog was killed and the other survived and was taken by Beaumont Animal Services.
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The shooting was investigated by Beaumont Police Department detectives and Internal Affairs, the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office and the Texas Rangers. A Jefferson County grand jury subsequently reviewed the shooting and on 10/02/2024 declined to indict the officers who fired at Meza. Later reporting differed on whether two or three officers fired; the Beaumont Enterprise reported three officers, while another local report described two officers as having been no-billed.
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Meza's obituary gives her age as 42, rather than the age of 43 reported by police and contemporary news coverage. It states that she was born on 10/14/1981 in Ventura County, California, and died on 08/30/2024, making 42 the chronologically supported age. She was survived by her mother, five siblings, and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Beaumont Police Department did not publicly identify the officers who shot Meza.

https://www.facebook.com/beaumontpolice/posts/pfbid06f3k4vkGypB7oz35eq7vi6EUgTnHfjeJ3V8K7dYc6uf8HvHYn4LWkX5Bn1e5D46xl
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/officer-involved-shooting-left-suspect-dead-19733777.php
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/officers-not-charged-death-victoria-meza-beaumont-19813990.php
https://klvi.iheart.com/content/2024-10-02-two-beaumont-pd-officers-cleared/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_8D1bOoji8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJyCHxDgdmA
https://www.broussards1889.com/obituary/victoria-juana-meza/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/victoria-meza-obituary?id=56207779

On 08/29/2024, Dallas police officers Nathaniel Baker, David Lem, Corie Reed, Richard Pace, Vladmir Perez and Joel Portillo shot and killed Corey Cobb-Bey, 30, on Interstate 35E in Lewisville after a police pursuit that began in Dallas. Dallas police publicly identified all six officers as having fired their department-issued firearms at Cobb-Bey.
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The events leading to the pursuit began at approximately 10:02 p.m., when Cobb-Bey arrived at the For Oak Cliff community center in the 900 block of East Ledbetter Drive in Dallas. Officer Darron Burks, 46, arrived approximately two minutes later and parked his marked police vehicle near the building's entrance while between assignments. According to Dallas police, Cobb-Bey approached Burks, briefly spoke with him through the driver's-side window while apparently recording the interaction with a cellphone, and then shot Burks with a handgun while Burks remained inside the vehicle.
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A dispatcher noticed an unusual transmission from Burks' radio, was unable to get a response from him and used his location information to send officers to check on him. Senior Cpl. Jamie Farmer arrived at approximately 10:11 p.m. Police alleged Cobb-Bey immediately fired at Farmer, first with a handgun and then with a shotgun. Farmer returned fire and was shot in the leg. Senior Cpl. Karissa David arrived approximately one minute later. Police alleged Cobb-Bey ran toward David while firing as she exited her patrol vehicle. David returned fire and was shot in the face.
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After another Dallas police sergeant arrived, police followed Cobb-Bey as he drove west on East Ledbetter Drive and then north onto Interstate 35E. Dallas police initiated the pursuit specifically because police alleged Cobb-Bey had just killed Burks and shot Farmer and David. The pursuit continued approximately 25 miles from Dallas into Lewisville.
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Cobb-Bey stopped his white Buick on Interstate 35E just north of State Highway 121 in Lewisville. Dallas police dash-camera video subsequently released to the public shows Cobb-Bey getting out of the Buick holding a shotgun as police vehicles stopped behind him. Officers can be heard repeatedly ordering him to drop the weapon. Police alleged Cobb-Bey continued toward the officers and pointed the shotgun in their direction. Baker, Lem, Reed, Pace, Perez and Portillo then fired repeatedly, striking Cobb-Bey multiple times. He died at the scene.
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Dallas police recovered two shotguns at the Lewisville scene. Investigators also reported recovering a .22-caliber handgun and the 9mm handgun police alleged was used to kill Burks at the original Ledbetter Drive scene. The Dallas Police Department Special Investigations Unit investigated the police shooting, and the Dallas County District Attorney's Office responded and conducted a separate investigation. The Office of Community Police Oversight was also notified.
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Later reporting provided additional information about Cobb-Bey beyond the initial police account. His family said he worked as a truck driver, and his brother also drove trucks. Family members told The Dallas Morning News that they were stunned by what happened and simultaneously mourned Cobb-Bey and condemned the killing and wounding of the officers.
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In March 2026, Burks' mother, Cherie Jeffery, filed a civil lawsuit against Cobb-Bey's parents and a pawn shop, alleging negligence connected with Cobb-Bey's access to firearms. The lawsuit contained additional allegations about Cobb-Bey's behavior before the shootings; those allegations are civil claims and are not treated here as established facts. Corey Cobb-Bey identified as a Moorish American National (sovereign citizen), a population that considers themselves to be sovereign and immune from US laws..
OFFICER BACKGROUND
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Dallas police identified Nathaniel Baker, David Lem, Corie Reed, Richard Pace, Vladmir Perez and Joel Portillo as the six officers who fired at Cobb-Bey in Lewisville.
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Joel Portillo had previously participated in a fatal Dallas police shooting. On 07/27/2019, Portillo was one of four Dallas officers who fired at and killed Jamal Muhammad, 42, after police alleged Muhammad fired a gun when officers responded to a report of a man with a firearm near East Camp Wisdom Road and South Lancaster Road. Portillo had approximately two years with the Dallas Police Department at the time of that shooting.

https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/us-news/dallas-police-officer-killed-2-officers-wounded-and-shooting-suspect-killed-after-chase/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-shooting-suspect-corey-cobb
https://dpdbeat.com/2024/08/30/officers-injured-one-officer-killed-in-the-900-block-e-ledbetter-drive/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-shooting-corey-cobb-bey-dash-cam-video
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/dallas-police-release-dashcam-footage-fatal-shooting-officer-darron-burks/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/09/02/dallas-police-release-dash-camera-footage-of-fatal-shooting-of-man-who-killed-cop/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/09/02/family-of-dallas-cop-killer-floored-by-shooting-apologizes-to-officers-families/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/10/09/who-is-corey-cobb-bey-the-man-accused-of-killing-a-dallas-police-officer/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2019/08/05/dallas-police-identify-4-officers-who-shot-at-gun-wielding-man-killing-him/

On 08/28/2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m., a 14-year-old boy died after a Pearland Police Department pursuit that began on Country Place Parkway and continued northbound onto State Highway 288. Police said the teenager had taken his mother's Nissan sedan in an attempt to run away from home.
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The specific initiating traffic violation was a red-light violation. A Pearland police officer saw the Nissan go around a stopped vehicle and run a red light at Country Place Parkway and Hughes Ranch Road. Family members were following the teenager in another vehicle and flagged down the officer, pointing toward the Nissan. The officer then attempted to stop the teenager and began pursuing him onto Highway 288.
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Approximately a mile and a half after the pursuit began, the teenager lost control of the Nissan on northbound Highway 288 near the Beltway 8 interchange and crashed into the center concrete barrier. He got out of the wrecked vehicle and ran west across the highway's northbound main lanes and HOV lane toward the southbound side. The pursuing officer lost sight of him as he ran across the freeway.
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Approximately five minutes later, Pearland dispatchers received a report that a pedestrian had been struck in the southbound lanes of Highway 288. Officers arrived and discovered that the pedestrian was the same 14-year-old they had been pursuing. A motorist had struck him while he attempted to cross the southbound lanes. The driver who struck him and other witnesses remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
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Pearland police officers performed CPR before an ambulance transported the teenager to Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, where he was pronounced dead. The Pearland Police Department investigated the fatal incident under case number 24-007561.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND
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The Pearland Police Department did not publicly identify the officer who initiated and conducted the pursuit preceding the 14-year-old's death.

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/pearland-crime-14-year-old-struck-killed-after-police-pursuit-highway-288
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/08/29/14-year-old-killed-after-chase-with-pearland-police/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/teen-killed-chase-fatality-crash-pearland-19730708.php
https://www.pearland.com/msg/pearland-police-report-person-hit.php?p=1794870