Police killings
2013-2020

Kendrick Lee Amest

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 9/5/2013

Houston, Harris, TX
9800 Ribbonwood St

Deputies saw a van reported fleeing from a bank robbery and pursued it. Shots were reportedly fired from the van during the pursuit. When the van crashed, Amest and four other men fled on foot. One man reportedly pointed a gun and Amest reportedly shot at the deputies, who returned fire, wounding the man and killing Amest. He may have been shot in the back.