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Steven Michael Cortes
United States · Aged 32 · Died 09/30/2014
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According to HPD, officers pulled over a other that they regarded as suspicious. Cortes, the passenger, gave an officer a false name. The officer told him to get out of the other and tried to detain him. Cortes drew a gun and shot at the officer. They struggled over Cortes's gun. The officer's partner, Q. Vu, fatally shot Cortes.
Alleged responsible partyHouston Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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