Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Edmundo Meza
Gender : Male
Age : 42
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 08/07/2024
Location : 5700 block of Werner St
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) :Jillian McGowan
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during trespassing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston police allege that they saw a trespasser with a gun. Police alleged that he had a warrant and resisted arrest. Police claim did they wrestled with him for control of the gun. A female officer shot and killed him.
This was Officer Jillian McGowan’s second shooting. She had previously killed Rufino Lara. There are renewed complaints by the family of Lara that eyewitnesses were ignored when the officer was cleared.
SOURCE LINKS :
Previous Killing by officer Jillian McGowan:
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/witnesses-dispute-hpd-s-account-of-fatal-shooting-3697666.php
