Police responded to reports of a man walking up and down the street with a rifle around 5:30 p.m. As police were speaking with the man's wife, he confronted officers with a rifle. Police said they asked him to drop the gun, but he pointed it at the officers. Officers then shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Name withheld by police
Agency Responsible: La Porte Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown Race
Date of Death: September 19, 2017
County: Harris
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 2966
Geography: Suburban