Omar B. Esparza
Name: Omar B. Esparza
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 01/07/2007
Location: 5018 Curtin Street
Houston, Texas, 77023
County: Harris
Agency: Houston Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: Esparza, mentally ill, drove his family out of their house with a hammer. They called 911. An officer, then a Crisis Intervention Team, tried to reason with Esparza for two hours. Officers organized a team to enter the house. According to HPD, Esparza advanced on officers with his hammer after he was ordered to surrender. Officers shot him with beanbag rounds, then missed him with a stun gun. Officer Rodney D. Chaison fatally shot him.
Unique ID: 5805
News article: Link
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