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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/28/2024
Location : Southwest Freeway
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after kidnapping
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A woman fled a domestic violence situation and went to a relative’s home with her child. The husband arrived at the relative’s home with a gun and forced the woman and child to come with him. Police located him in a vehicle and alleged that he pointed a gun and fired shots at them. Police called a helicopter and escalated a chase on the southwest freeway, engaging a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle. Police shot and killed the man. The woman and child were in the vehicle and witnessed the shooting, but we're physically unharmed.