HPD said an investigation found that the officer did not violate policy in the first three shootings, but an investigation remains in the recent case. While he was not indicted, he is facing a lawsuit in the shooting of law student Charion Lockett.
A Houston Police Department officer, Devin Inocencio, is part of a deadly use of force investigation for the fourth time in his six-year career.An officer with the Houston Police Department is part of a deadly use of force investigation for the fourth time in his six-year career. Officer Devin Inocencio 's body camera footage shows the moments he shot 44-year-old Roosevelt Overton on March 11.
"When citizens are killed in the streets by officers with badges, the public always has the right to know why and how this occurred," Shelby Stewart, a former HPD Sgt. turned community activist, said.Questions are being raised by Stewart and others about the fact that Inocencio has been investigated for deadly use of force four times over his six-year career.In August 2022, he shot and killed a kidnapping suspect during a hostage situation.
In the lawsuit, family members claim officers ran up on Lockett with their guns drawn but didn't announce themselves.
Officer Involved Shooting Officer Subject Of 4 Shootings Officer Devin Inocencio Officer Involved In 4 Shootings In 6 Year Career Shooting Investigation
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