Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/10/2025
Location : Galveston Seawall
City : Galveston
County : Galveston
State : Texas
Agency : Galveston Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/10/2025 around 1:45 p.m., Galveston Police Department officers responded to the Galveston Seawall near 39th Street after receiving a report of a man in distress. According to officials, the man was identified as a 25-year-old resident of Pearland. Upon arrival, officers attempted to engage the man and reportedly gave him verbal commands. Witnesses said they observed him sitting or standing on the seawall and appearing agitated. Police stated that during this interaction, he produced a firearm and shot himself. Officers immediately requested EMS, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.galvnews.com/news/man-shot-himself-on-galveston-seawall-during-encounter-with-officers-police-say/article_dc0617fc-05f7-537c-a715-cc02edf60ff6.html
https://www.galvnews.com/news/local/article_f679c25e-91b0-11ee-a832-0380c1f63b0b.html
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/galveston-seawall-suicide-police/285-bdfc9ec2-5aa3-4e35-8ff4-1b0ac38bdc85
https://abc13.com/galveston-police-suicide-seawall-man-gunshot/14993212/
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/06/10/police-man-fatally-shoots-himself-during-encounter-on-galveston-seawall/

