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4 Houston officers fired after fatally shooting man in April

by Associated Press
| September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

HOUSTON (AP) — Four Houston police officers have been terminated after an internal investigation determined they did not use reasonable force when they fired their weapons 21 times at a man who had been experiencing a mental health crisis, killing him in April after he was already injured and on the ground, the city’s police chief announced Thursday.

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