About 3:20 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person being held at gunpoint by her neighbor. Arriving officers encountered an armed man who refused to follow the officers' orders. He allegedly pointed the gun at officers, who shot and killed him.
Agency: Pearland Police Department
Motive: Person with a gun
Confrontation Type: Person with a Weapon (gun)
Service Call: Yes
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Name withheld by police
Death Date: December 15, 2020
County: Brazoria
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 85
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing