At Rest

Deadly force
Deputies responded to a complaint that Stokes, on medication, was stabbing himself at a residence. They followed a blood trail from the porch of the residence to a dark bedroom. When Stokes saw the deputies, he revealed a handgun. The deputies told Stokes to drop it. Stokes pointed the handgun at the deputies. The deputy closest to the door fatally shot Stokes. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.
This record exists so that Alan James Stokes, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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