Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Christopher Ortega

Gender : Male

Age : 22

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 07/02/2022

Location : 7200 block of LaFrance in Old Bayou Vista

City : Galveston

County : Galveston

State : Texas

Agency : Hitchcock Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Drowned

Event : Drowned during police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Santa Fe Police escalated a chase when a pickup truck was clocked at going 96 mph in a 55 mph zone and the truck did not stop for police. Police allege that he eventually stopped and fired shots at police. A patrol vehicle was shot three times. Police allege that the driver, Christopher Ortega, went into the water where he reportedly stabbed himself in the chest and pounded the knife deeper into his chest, police claim. He eventually drowned in the waters of Highland Bayou, which feeds into Galveston Bay.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc13.com/christopher-ortega-man-shoots-at-officers-and-stabs-himself-drowns-in-highland-bayou-after-stabbing-texas/12012295/