Name withheld by police
Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/25/2020
Location: 8800 block Bryam St
Houston, Texas, 77061
County: Harris
Agency: Houston Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A police pursuit started when a person -- after finishing what an officer believed was a drug deal at a nearby gas station -- fled a traffic stop around 3:30 a.m. At some point during the stop, a handgun was tossed from the vehicle. The driver went a mile, at times going about 70 mph, and hit a concrete barrier Monroe Boulevard and the dead end on Bryam Street. The vehicle went airborne and landed on the other side of the bayou. Police found the passenger dead. The driver will be charged with felony murder. The police vehicle also crashed into the barrier but the officer was not seriously hurt.
Unique ID: 29028
News article: Link
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