Officers responded to reports of criminal mischief in progress at an apartment complex. Police said a woman called the police and said her brother was inside her home with a weapon and was destroying things. Police said they knocked on the door and waited for the door to open. Police said as soon as the door opened a man walked in the doorway and pointed a gun at the officers, who shot and killed him.
Agency: Houston Police Department
Motive: criminal mischeif
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance (familial)
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Edwin Adan Velasquez
Death Date: February 11, 2021
County: Harris
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: Hispanic
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6608