Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Roosevelt Overton, Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 44

Race : Black

Date : 03/12/2024

Location : 26800 Block of I-45

City : Montgomery

County : Montgomery

State : Texas

Agency : Sgt. Jason Campbell, Devin Inocencio, Adan Lopez, Julio Luna, Finner

Officer(s) :Devin Inocencio

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police arrived at a liquor store where Roosevelt Overton Jr. was robbing the business. Police allege that he had a gun and they shot and killed him. A total of six officers all opened fire on him. The sheriff withheld the bodycam video for undisclosed reasons.

This was the fourth fatal shooting for Officer Devin Inocencio who previously also killed Dontel Thompson, Charion Lockett and a 52-y/o unnamed victim. Officer Inocencio was cleared for all 4 killings and was back on patrol in April of 2024.

The highly contested shooting of Charion Lockett is described in the link enclosed

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kbtx.com/2024/03/12/suspect-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-montgomery-county/

https://www.courthousenews.com/buoyed-by-fifth-circuit-win-family-of-houston-man-shot-by-police-demand-justice/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GlEsF1bCkc