Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Richard "Ricky" Dee Woods
Gender : Male
Age : 43
Race : White
Date : 09/07/2021
Location : 2701 N Raguet Street
City : Lufkin
County : Angelina
State : Texas
Agency : Angelina County Sheriff's Office, Lufkin Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputies were serving a felony warrant with Lufkin police officers assisting. Around 5 p.m., officers went to Bigs, formerly known as Cherry's Grocery, to arrest a customer who was wanted by the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole. When confronted, Richard Woods allegedly produced a handgun and aimed it at the deputy. The deputy then shot Woods. He allegedly reached for the handgun, which he had dropped, and the Lufkin Police officer also shot him. Whose bullet killed him was not immediately reported.
