Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Philip Sanders
Gender : Male
Age : 32
Race : White
Date : 06/29/2021
Location : 900 block Quetzal Street
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 confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers were dispatched around 3 a.m. in response to reports of a person burglarizing vehicles in the neighborhood. Another call came in around 3:17 a.m. reporting a person in a yard, looking into a residence. Officers located Philip Sanders, who fled on foot. During the pursuit, Sanders allegedly began shooting at the officers, hitting one. In response, two officers shot and killed Sanders.
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