Overview

• Deputies responded to a trespassing call at the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic parking lot in north Houston late Monday night.
• The man, who had been sleeping in his car, refused commands to exit the vehicle, leading deputies to escalate their removal attempts.
• After breaking a window, deploying a Taser, and physically removing the man, deputies observed him holding a large butcher knife.
• Two deputies, fearing for their safety, discharged their firearms, killing the man; no deputies were injured in the incident.
• The Harris County District Attorney’s Office and the Sheriff’s Internal Affairs Division are investigating, with body camera footage set for release within 45 days.