A deputy stopped when he spotted a man acting erratically at an intersection. The man may have been holding an object and was approaching the deputy despite his commands to stop. The deputy fired one shot and killed Danny Thomas.
Victim's Name: Danny Ray Thomas
Agency Responsible: Harris County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Race: Black
Date of Death: March 22, 2018
County: Harris
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3529
Geography: Urban