Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Joseph Torres
Age : 35
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/31/2022
Location : 2816 Main St
City : Ingleside
County : San Patricio
State : Texas
Agency : Aransas Pass Police Department; Ingleside Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/31/2022, officers with the Aransas Pass Police Department responded to reports that Joseph Torres was pursuing a woman in a vehicle while firing gunshots at her. During the incident, a passenger in the woman's vehicle was struck by gunfire and injured. Investigators also alleged that the incident involved an aggravated kidnapping.
Officers located Torres, who continued driving away before stopping near the Buckhorn Saloon at 2816 Main Street in Ingleside. Torres then ran from the vehicle on foot. Officers from the Aransas Pass and Ingleside Police Departments pursued him to the rear of the business, where a physical struggle occurred.
According to investigators, Torres fought with officers during the encounter. Officers then fired their weapons, striking Torres. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The injured passenger from the earlier shooting was transported to a hospital and survived.
The Texas Rangers conducted the independent investigation into the shooting. Publicly available records do not indicate that the officers involved were publicly identified or that the investigation resulted in criminal charges against any law enforcement officer. Likewise, no publicly reported wrongful death lawsuit by Torres' family was located.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://police.aptx.gov/officer-involved-shooting-buckhorn-saloon-ingleside/
https://southtexascommunitynews.com/stcn/ap-officer-involved-shooting
