Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Broderick Woods
Gender : Male
Age : 33
Race : Black
Date : 03/03/2021
Location : 7900 block Southwest Freeway
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) :Officer E. Garza
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted carjacking
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 3, 2021, Houston police officers identified a vehicle suspected in a robbery. The driver, Broderick Woods, 33, failed to stop, leading to a pursuit that ended when Woods crashed at a gas station in the 7900 block of Southwest Freeway. Woods exited his vehicle and attempted to carjack another vehicle occupied by a mother, Daisha Smalls, who was refueling her car with her 1-year-old son, Legend, inside. Officers approached and reportedly saw Woods with a weapon. Officer E. Garza fired multiple shots, killing Woods and inadvertently striking the child, Legend, who was in the back seat. Legend was critically injured and hospitalized.
