Around 11 p.m., two troopers tried to stop a driver for a traffic violation, but the driver fled. About five minutes later, the driver pulled into a residential driveway. The driver pulled a handgun on the troopers as they approached him. The troopers shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Schaston Theodore Lamarr Hodge
Agency Responsible: Texas Department of Public Safety
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: Black
Date of Death: August 17, 2019
County: Dallas
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 4963
Geography: Urban