Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Sergio Sandoval
Gender : Male
Age : 40
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/22/2025
Location : 7500 block of West Bellfort Avenue
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 22, 2025, around 7:55 p.m., Houston police used aerial surveillance to follow a stolen Dodge Charger from the 11200 block of South Gessner Road to West Bellfort Avenue. The vehicle struck a U-turning vehicle in the 7500 block of West Bellfort, ejecting the bystander driver, a man in his 40s, who died at the hospital. The fleeing vehicle then crashed into a light pole, causing a fire. While firefighters attempted to pull him from the vehicle, the man fatally shot himself.
TOTAL FATALITIES: 2
SOURCE LINKS :
https://abc13.com/post/houston-chase-ends-crash-killed-innocent-driver-suspect-shoots-himself-head-police-say/16512473/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/hpd-chase-ends-deaths-fleeing-driver-innocent-20342116.php
