Police killings
2013-2020

Rene Benito-Amaro

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 8/5/2013

Houston, Harris, TX
5725 Fondren Road

Officers responding to a discharge of firearms call tried to detain Benito-Amaro, who fit the description of the alleged shooter. He fled, firing at officers. He hid at a strip mall, but was discovered by a police dog. Benito-Amaro pointed his gun at the dog and then at its handler, Officer Newman, who fatally shot him.