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Reginald Lee Sumbler
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Gender
Male
Age
21 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
07/31/2007
Location
4300 block Mowery Road Houston TX 77047 Harris
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Sumbler, carrying a 9mm pistol and a Bible, threatened himself to a Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)-trained officer while standing on a median in Mowery Road. The officer calmed Sumbler down. When a SWAT team arrived, Sumbler vacillated between pointing his gun at himself and reading from his Bible. He pointed his gun at officers, who fatally shot him.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Houston Police Department
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