Death by Cop  2022-2024

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George J. Gordon

Gender : Male

Age : 28

Race : White

Date : 05/01/2022

Location : 737 Boyd Rd

City : Azle

County : Tarrant

State : Texas

Agency : Azle PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Taser

Event :

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police were sent to a disturbance call where George Gordon allegedly made threats. It is unclear what the nature of these threats were. Police attacked him with a taser and fired beanbags and he died shortly after arrest. Police also claim that he had had a knife on him, but did not claim that he had tried to use it. His cause of death is unknown and likely related to tasering.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox4news.com/news/man-dies-after-azle-pd-officers-use-less-lethal-options-to-arrest-him

https://www.921hankfm.com/2022/05/02/azle-man-dies-after-violent-encounter-with-police/

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/azle-man-dies-after-officers-used-less-lethal-force-during-incident-police/2957761/