Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/27/2021
Location : 4500 block North McCarty
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
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REASON FOR CHASE: Stolen vehicle
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/27/2021 at approximately 3:20 p.m., Harris County sheriff’s deputies pursued a male driver in a stolen vehicle in northeast Houston. The pursuit traveled onto North McCarty Street. Contemporary reports did not disclose where deputies first encountered the vehicle or the circumstances through which police determined it was stolen.
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In the 4500 block of North McCarty, the driver lost control and crashed into a utility pole. The vehicle erupted in flames and the driver died at the scene. He was the only person in the vehicle, and no additional deaths or injuries were reported.
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Houston Police Department records confirm that a formal fatal-crash investigation was opened for the 4500 block of North McCarty Street on 04/28/2021, the day after the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office did not publicly identify the deputies involved in the pursuit.
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