HOUSTON (KTRK) — Houston police say two officers shot and killed a man they say was armed on Houston’s south side early this morning.
Police says the officers involved were wearing body cameras and they each fired multiple shots.
HPD: officers were wearing body cams in officer involved shooting in #Houston @MarlaABC13 at 8 pic.twitter.com/Mf4emDMVOE
— Marla Carter (@MarlaABC13) July 9, 2016
The shooting happened on Cullen near Yellowstone around 12:40am. Officers say they saw a man with a revolver standing in the road. There were two officers in one vehicle and they asked the man to put the revolver down and they say after that, the man pointed the revolver in the air and then after that pointed the revolver at officers.
Immediately after, HPD says, officers fired numerous shots at the man. He died at the scene.
A woman who says she’s the man’s wife identified him as Alva Braziel.
One of the officers is a 10-year veteran of the force, the other is with the force for 13 years. As part of the routine following any officer-involved shooting, the officers will be investigated by internal affairs, along with Harris County.
A bystander, Eric Puckett, tells abc13 it was a black man that died. He says black men in this area are targeted. Puckett said, “It’s like we got a target on our back even if we innocent, it hurts. You don’t even want to walk outside your house no more. But to all the young black men and young black women out there, all black people do something positive.”
A nearby gas station captured the scene and police say the video will confirm what happened, along with witness testimony.
Police continue to investigate at the scene where a large crowd has gathered. We saw shell casings and the revolver among the evidence markers.
We talked to the area’s city council member who says these issues need to be addressed in the community.
Dwight Boykins tells abc13, “The biggest gorilla in the room is very clear. We need to put officers in neighborhoods that reflect the neighborhood.”
http://abc13.com/news/hpd-says-officers-shot-killed-gunman-on-houstons-south-side/1420144/
Sounds to me like the idiot martyred himself for the #Black Idiots Matter movement.
“He says black men in this area are targeted. Puckett said, “It’s like we got a target on our back even if we innocent, it hurts.”
I got news for you, bone-head: If you point a gun at cops, they’re going to shoot you whether you’re black, white, chink or wetback.
In 2014 the following were killed by police:
Asian 15
Hispanic 138
African-American 233
White 414
“There were two officers in one vehicle and they asked the man to put the revolver down and they say after that, the man pointed the revolver in the air and then after that pointed the revolver at officers.”
“Immediately after, HPD says, officers fired numerous shots at the man. He died at the scene.”
Rule # 1: A gun is USELESS… UNLESS YOU PULL THE TRIGGER!
idiot
FROM KHOU HERE IN HOUSTON. This man had problems. Khou went to where he lives and talked to some black neighbors. One elderly man said the man who HPD KILLED had attacked him and broke his arm,saying the man was totally crazy. A elderly black lady said the man was always on drugs and that the HPD did not do anything wrong. Other people said this man was seriously messed up. He attacked people for no reason.
here’s the story
Meanwhile, a couple of streets from the shooting scene, neighbors said the man police killed was in his 40s and has led a troubled life filled with drugs and violence. They said they do not feel his case is one of police brutality.
“No, no, no, I wouldn’t say that because he was just that type of person and he was full of that stuff,” said longtime neighbor Joyce Powell.
Neighbor Douglas Benjamin claimed the suspect once brutally attacked him.
“He got mad at me and took a shovel and beat my–and broke my arm,” Benjamin said.
A year ago, the dead man’s family saw another case of fatal violence. The man’s grandfather was shot and killed in the family’s driveway by an unknown gunman. Neighbors said since that happened, the man has walked the neighborhood with his gun, vowing to avenge his grandfather’s death. They said sometimes he would ride his horse through the streets with his gun in his waistband.
Markww in Houston
So… he was crazy, just not crazy enough to kill a pig.
Damn shame.