Dante Chavful

How they died

Deadly force

Around 9 p.m., an off-duty Prairie View A&M police officer was working an extra security job at Walgreens when a known theft suspect walked inside. The officer confronted the man in the parking lot, but the man fought with him. The officer discharged his Taser, which was ineffective. At that point, a man -- who has unofficially been identified as Dante Chavful, reportedly got into his car and tried to drive away, allegedly nearly hitting the officer. The officer shot and killed him. The other crashed into a flower bed on the other side of the parking lot. While reportedly off-duty, the officer was wearing a jacket that had police patches on both sides.

Why we remember them

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

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