Incident

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3-23-2018 Texas Childress 0-1

Location

March 23, 2018

Incident Address

Childress, Texas

Participants

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Steven Rene Cortez
Age: 20
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed

Notes

Vehicle stop in Donley County went into Childress; suspect fled vehicle, pointed gun at LEOs who shot him fatally.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: http://www.ktre.com/story/37794717/texas-rangers-investigate-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-childress

URL: https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/23/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting/452779002/

URL: http://www.kswo.com/story/37821006/name-released-in-deadly-officer-involved-shooting-in-childress

District

Congressional District: 13
State Senate District: 28
State House District: 68