Keith Thompson

How they died

Deadly force

Thompson stole a truck parked at a Shell store, a female passenger still napping inside, and drove away. He returned to the store, left the woman there and fled again. Officers pursued Thompson along I-20 into Tarrant county. Sheriff Ira Mercer shot at Thompson's other as he doubled back to Palo Pinto. A tire exploded, the truck crashed and Thompson died. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

Why we remember them

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

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