Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Joseph Higinio Arreaga
Gender : Male
Age : 20
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/27/2023
Location : 6600 block of Hillcrest
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston PD
Officer(s) :J. George and B. Taveras
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after car chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Houston PD chased an allegedly stolen vehicle. When the man crashed into a fence and stopped, they continued to chase him on foot. Police allege that he pointed a “semiautomatic weapon” at them. They shot and killed him. He has not been identified publicly so far.
