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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/12/2022
Location : 16510 North Freeway
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Constable Precinct 4
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after domestic violence event
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/18/2022, at approximately 8:20 a.m., Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputies responded to the Frontier Inn motel in the 16520 block of the North Freeway after a man called 911 claiming he had killed his wife. During the call, the man also reported that he was armed with a firearm and a knife. Deputies responded to the motel to investigate the reported homicide and conduct a welfare check.
Deputies knocked on the motel room door, and the man briefly opened the door before closing it. As deputies moved away from the room to take cover, the man exited while armed with a handgun. According to investigators, he pointed the firearm at the deputies. Two of the three deputies at the scene fired their weapons, striking him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
After the shooting, investigators searched the motel room and determined there was no deceased woman inside despite the 911 caller's claim that he had killed his wife. Authorities stated they also worked to locate and verify the welfare of the man's wife. The Harris County Sheriff's Office, the Harris County District Attorney's Office, and other agencies conducted the investigation into the shooting. Deputies involved in the shooting were equipped with body-worn cameras.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/harris-county-suspect-shot-north-freeway
