Jordan Baker

How they died

Deadly force

An officer saw Baker riding his bike through Northwest Houston strip mall parking lot and looking into local businesses. The officer approached Jordan and asked to see his identification. Jordan began to scuffle with the officer and ran away. A foot chase ensued, before the officer caught up with Jordan and cornered him in an alley behind the strip mall. Jordan attached the officer prompting him to discharge his weapon and kill the young man.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Jordan Baker, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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