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Houston Officer Shoots Man During Traffic Stop After Struggle, HPD Says

A multi-agency review is underway, with body-camera footage set for release within 30 days.

Overview

  • Officers stopped a driver for a traffic violation around 1:40 a.m. in the 4700 block of Tidwell Road in northeast Houston.
  • Police determined the driver had an outstanding felony warrant, a struggle followed, a Taser was used, and an officer then fired a gun.
  • The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition, and two passengers in the vehicle were not injured.
  • HPD’s Homicide Division, Internal Affairs, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office are conducting concurrent investigations.
  • Officials have not said whether the man was armed or whether the same officer used both the Taser and the gun, and they have not released his identity.