Family members of a shoplifting suspect who was shot to death while pinned down by a Harris County sheriff's deputy last year are set to gather tonight at a vigil in his honor.
Roderick Brooks' family holds a vigil one year after being killed by an HCSO deputy during a shoplifting call at Dollar General in Houston.Family members of a shoplifting suspect who was shot to death while pinned down by a Harris County sheriff's deputy last year are set to gather Saturday night at a candlelight vigil in his honor.Body camera video was released of the shooting that happened at a gas station up off FM 1960 last summer.
The video shows the deputy pin Brookes down after a struggle and that Brooks is holding the deputy's stun gun. Hardin can be heard telling him to put it down. Then one shot is fired, killing Brooks.Family of man killed by HCSO deputy say released body camera footage does not show full story Brooks' family claims the body camera video released by the sheriff's office was heavily redacted to try to make the shooting seem justified.. A year later, this family is still pushing for justice and feels strongly that the shooting shouldn't have happened.
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