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Jacob Huerta

Gender : Male

Age : 37

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/26/2022

Location : US59 Service Rd + 1st St

City : Rosenberg

County : Fort Bend

State : Texas

Agency : Fort Bend County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Fort Bend County deputies traffic-stopped Jacob Huerta because they felt the vehicle may have been involved in a hit-and-run earlier. Huerta allegedly refused to exit the vehicle. Police used a taser. He reportedly ran toward them with a knife. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/02/27/man-shot-killed-by-deputy-after-hit-and-run-in-fort-bend-county-officials-say/

https://www.fortbendstar.com/countynews/two-deputies-on-leave-after-shooting-death-of-man-accused-in-hit-and-run/article_b732dbe0-9f08-11ec-8dc1-63e20f84aaaf.html

https://cw39.com/news/local/fort-bend-co-identifies-man-that-was-shot-killed-by-a-deputy-in-beasley/