Death by Cop  2022-2024

Search fatalities

You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.

Christopher Allen Smith, Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 27

Race : White

Date : 10/21/2024

Location : Leopard Street and Nueces Bay Boulevard

City : Corpus Christi

County : Nueces

State : Texas

Agency : Corpus Christi Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “shots fired” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Two Corpus Christi PD detention officers had arrived at the detention center on Leopard Street with a prisoner and were doing paperwork when they heard shots in the neighborhood. When they arrived, a man pointed a gun and fired at them. Police shot back and hit the man twice, killing him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/c-c-p-d-investigating-an-officer-involved-shooting-on-the-citys-northside