Ethan Lee Owen
Name: Ethan Lee Owen
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/10/2010
Location: N Interstate 35 Frontage Rd & E Stassney Ln
San Antonio, Texas, 78744
County: Bexar
Agency: San Antonio Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Owen stole a purse and ran to a truck driven by his brother, Eric. Officer Alonzio Hardin pursued them in his privately-owned SUV. Four miles later, Officer Hardin heard an explosion at about the time he struck the truck, which fell into a ditch and stopped against a retaining wall. Eric survived the crash. Ethan was killed. A shotgun with an empty shell in the chamber and a purse were recovered. Officer Hardin, who had served SAPD for two years, did not identify himself as law enforcement.
Unique ID: 8753
News article: Link
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