Edmundo Meza

Age : 42

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/07/2024

Location : 5700 block of Werner St

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston Police Department

Officer(s) :Jillian McGowan

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during trespassing

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Houston police allege that they saw a trespasser with a gun. Police alleged that he had a warrant and resisted arrest. Police claim did they wrestled with him for control of the gun. A female officer shot and killed him.

This was Officer Jillian McGowan’s second shooting. She had previously killed Rufino Lara. There are renewed complaints by the family of Lara that eyewitnesses were ignored when the officer was cleared.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://cw39.com/crime/houston-police-officer-fatally-shoots-alleged-armed-suspect-in-high-crime-area-during-struggle/

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/police-shooting-north-houston-man-fatally-shot-during-struggle-officers

https://hoodline.com/2024/08/houston-police-fatally-shoot-armed-suspect-amid-trespassing-call-response/

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/hpd-officer-shooting-edmundo-meza-19657102.php

Previous Killing by officer Jillian McGowan:
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/witnesses-dispute-hpd-s-account-of-fatal-shooting-3697666.php

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/HPD-cleared-officer-in-2012-shooting-without-6924086.php