Death by Cop 2021-2025
Search fatalities
You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.
Anthony Cravo
Gender : Male
Age : 52
Race : White
Date : 09/07/2021
Location : 900 block North Chestnut Street
City : Lufkin
County : Angelina
State : Texas
Agency : Lufkin Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after allegedly raising firearm
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Following a call of a man attacking another man with a rifle about midnight, officers arrived to find a man standing in front of two mobile homes, bleeding from his head. The victim and a woman who was with him said they were robbed of their car keys, wallet, and cellphone by an armed white man. The victim said the suspect hit him in the head with the butt of a long gun. The victim directed officers to a mobile home on the backside of the property. Officers approached the mobile home and found the front door open but draped with a sheet. An officer knocked on the open door and seconds later, the man emerged with a rifle in his hands. Anthony Cravo allegedly raised the gun as if to shoot the officer. The officer shot and killed Cravo.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://kicks105.com/lufkin-police-report-suspect-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/
