Fatal Encounters

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Alan Lance Alverson

Name: Alan Lance Alverson
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/28/2015
Location: Picket Run Rd
Sunset, Texas, 76270
County: Montague
Agency: Montague County Sheriff's Office, Bowie Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Bowie Police and Montague County sheriff's deputies attempted to stop Alverson for two felony warrants. He failed to stop and ran from police out U.S. 287. At one point when officer had him cornered in the car, he allegedly put a pistol outside the window and pointed it toward the cop's vehicle. Three DPS troopers and two Wise County Sheriff's deputies and one dog pursued the man into the woods. He was tracked by the dog and when he was found, Alverson reportedly began shooting toward the officers. Officers shot and killed Alverson.
Unique ID: 15671

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