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Victoria Juana Meza

Age : 43

Gender : Female

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/30/2024

Location : 700 block of Palm Street

City : Beaumont

County : Jefferson

State : Texas

Agency : Beaumont Police Department, SWAT, Beaumont Narcotics Unit

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during narcotics search and arrest warrant

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

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