Ralph Gardenier Leigh Jr.

How they died

Suicide

Officers with the Harris County Constable's Office responded to the residence where Leigh was located. Once there, they made contact with him at the rear of the residence. He was standing near a handgun located on the ground. The officers began speaking with him. He started reaching for the weapon and a Taser was deployed with no success in an attempt to detain the male. Only one prong of the Taser made contact with him. The deceased reached down picked up the weapon and discharged away from the officers. The discharged round struck the house and fragmented with a portion of it striking one of the officers on the scene. Leigh then walked away from the officers and around the corner of the residence where he shot and killed himself.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Ralph Gardenier Leigh Jr., and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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