Kendrick Bernard McDaniel

Deadly force

Officer Cortenay Howard ate at a Taco Bell. McDaniel sat at a table near his, a blunt tucked behind his ear. Officer Howard repeatedly ordered McDaniel to approach him. McDaniel disobeyed. Officer Howard drew his pistol. McDaniel tried to flee, drawing a .380-caliber pistol as he fell over a rail. Officer Howard shot McDaniel. He died at Methodist Central Hospital. As officer-involved shootings were on the rise in Dallas, protesters used this incident and others to pressure police to explain their use of deadly force.