Criminal Justice
NAACP says Juan Delacruz not guilty verdict in Pamela Turner death unjust, wants him fired
Posted on · The NAACP and other local civil rights activists are prepared to hit the streets of Baytown and protest the ruling.
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Criminal Justice
Baytown officer Juan Delacruz found not guilty in shooting death of Pamela Turner
Posted on · Delacruz shot and killed Turner after he said she tried to evade an arrest, and she grabbed his Taser.
Criminal Justice
Supporters Of Pamela Turner Call On Baytown Police To Fire Indicted Officer Juan Delacruz
Posted on · Delacruz, who was indicted in Turner's killing, has been placed on paid administrative duty with the Baytown Police Department.
Criminal Justice
Lawyer Shifts Legal Fight From George Floyd To Pamela Turner
Posted on · Turner was fatally shot in 2019 by a police officer in the Houston suburb of Baytown, Texas, after a struggle over his stun gun. Attorney Ben Crump is also representing Turner’s family in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed April 8.
Criminal Justice
UPDATE: Pamela Turner’s Family Files Lawsuit Over Deadly Baytown Police Shooting
Posted on · The wrongful death lawsuit comes on what would have been Turner’s 46th birthday.
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Expert: More Evidence, New Perspectives Leading To More Police Shooting Accountability
Posted on · Four Houston police officers were fired and one Baytown officer was indicted this month in two separate deadly shootings, amid a growing movement to hold police more accountable for deadly force.
Criminal Justice
New Evidence Emerges 1 Year After Deadly Baytown Police Shooting
Posted on · The Taser Pamela Turner took from the officer who tried to arrest her was not capable of shooting incapacitating darts at him.
Houston Matters
How Has The Conversation About Police Shootings Changed Since Ferguson?
Posted on · After a recent fatal police shooting in Baytown, a local criminal justice professor examines how the handling of such incidents has changed in the nearly half-decade since the shooting of Michael Brown in Missouri sparked riots and demonstrations.
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Murky Road Ahead For Proposition B, Trump Outlines ‘Merit-Based’ Immigration Plan, And Medical Examiner Rules Baytown Woman’s Death A Homicide
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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Medical Examiner Rules Baytown Woman’s Death A Homicide
Posted on · The Texas Rangers have taken the lead in the investigation of the officer-involved shooting that killed Pamela Turner. Her family says her death was unjust.