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Marlon Lanier Watkins Jr.

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 03/24/2021

Location : 5700 block of Greenhouse Road

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Harris County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by vehicle while fleeing police on foot

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

REASON FOR CHASE: Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a family violence call at an apartment complex in the 5700 block of Greenhouse Road. Watkins ran from deputies after they arrived. This was a foot pursuit, not a vehicle pursuit.
NARRATIVE:
On 03/24/2021, Marlon Lanier Watkins Jr. was fatally struck by a civilian vehicle while running from Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies following their response to a family violence call in northwest Harris County.

At approximately 1:00 p.m., deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 5700 block of Greenhouse Road for a reported family violence incident. After deputies arrived, Watkins was seen running east through the apartment complex.

Watkins continued running from deputies and climbed over a large metal fence separating the apartment property from Greenhouse Road. He then entered the southbound traffic lanes of Greenhouse Road.

Watkins ran into the path of a southbound Lincoln Navigator and was struck. The Harris County Sheriff's Office reported that the civilian driver was not speeding and showed no signs of intoxication.

Emergency personnel transported Watkins to Memorial Hermann-Katy, where he was pronounced dead.

The death occurred while Watkins was fleeing law enforcement on foot and involved no police vehicle pursuit. The 03/24/2021 Harris County motor-vehicle fatality documented by FARS appears consistent with this independently documented pedestrian traffic death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/Family-violence-suspect-hit-killed-by-driver-16051228.php
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/hcso-suspect-struck-by-vehicle-after-fleeing-scene-in-nw-harris-county
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars