Death by Cop  2022-2024

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William Sparkman

Gender : Male

Age : 23

Race : White

Date : 07/31/2024

Location : East Boulevard and East P Street

City : Deer Park

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Deer Park Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Deer Park Police Department was called for a man who had been acting erratically, banging on car windows, kicking them. He was seen holding knives. When police arrived, he was lying in the middle of the intersection. Police fired tasers at him, which seemed to upset him, and he allegedly charged at the police who shot and killed him. His family said he had known mental health issues but “there is a better way” to handle mental health crises. The family feels the system failed the family.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc13.com/post/deer-park-police-investigation-centered-around-body-lying-intersection-east-boulevard-east-street/15126871 /

https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/deer-park-police-shooting/285-50dca283-1082-4c46-b1d6-daaa3f4220b3

https://abc13.com/post/family-knifeman-killed-deer-park-police-east-boulevard-east-street-intersection-says-tried-get-mental-help/15138050/