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Criminal Justice

NAACP says Juan Delacruz not guilty verdict in Pamela Turner death unjust, wants him fired

ShaVonne Herndon

Posted on October 12, 2022 · 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

Patricia Ortiz / Sangoule Diop / Lucio Vasquez

Posted on October 11, 2022 · Delacruz shot and killed Turner after he said she tried to evade an arrest, and she grabbed his Taser. 

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Criminal Justice

Supporters Of Pamela Turner Call On Baytown Police To Fire Indicted Officer Juan Delacruz

Lucio Vasquez / Florian Martin

Posted on May 14, 2021 · Delacruz, who was indicted in Turner's killing, has been placed on paid administrative duty with the Baytown Police Department.

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Lawyer Shifts Legal Fight From George Floyd To Pamela Turner

Associated Press

Posted on April 21, 2021 · 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.

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UPDATE: Pamela Turner’s Family Files Lawsuit Over Deadly Baytown Police Shooting

Florian Martin

Posted on April 7, 2021 · The wrongful death lawsuit comes on what would have been Turner’s 46th birthday.

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Criminal Justice Expert: More Evidence, New Perspectives Leading To More Police Shooting Accountability

Florian Martin

Posted on September 17, 2020 · 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.

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New Evidence Emerges 1 Year After Deadly Baytown Police Shooting

Florian Martin

Posted on May 13, 2020 · The Taser Pamela Turner took from the officer who tried to arrest her was not capable of shooting incapacitating darts at him.

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How Has The Conversation About Police Shootings Changed Since Ferguson?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 28, 2019 · 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

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Posted on May 16, 2019 · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.

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Medical Examiner Rules Baytown Woman’s Death A Homicide

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Posted on May 16, 2019 · 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.

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Baytown officer Juan Delacruz found not guilty in shooting death of Pamela Turner

Patricia Ortiz / Sangoule Diop / Lucio Vasquez

Posted on October 11, 2022 · Delacruz shot and killed Turner after he said she tried to evade an arrest, and she grabbed his Taser. 

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Baytown Officers Face Assault Counts Over Traffic Stop

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Posted on July 2, 2021 · Baytown police Officers Teddy Sims and Samuel Serrett and detention officer Shan Dunlap were charged Thursday with felony aggravated assault.

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Supporters Of Pamela Turner Call On Baytown Police To Fire Indicted Officer Juan Delacruz

Lucio Vasquez / Florian Martin

Posted on May 14, 2021 · Delacruz, who was indicted in Turner's killing, has been placed on paid administrative duty with the Baytown Police Department.

Tags baytown Baytown Police Department ben crump breonna taylor Bun B George Floyd naacp pamela turner police violence Trae tha Truth

Criminal Justice

Lawyer Shifts Legal Fight From George Floyd To Pamela Turner

Associated Press

Posted on April 21, 2021 · 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.

Tags baytown ben crump derek chauvin George Floyd minnesota pamela turner police killing

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