HOUSTON-A Texas sheriff has fired a deputy who fatally shot an unarmed man during a confrontation in Houston.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Friday that Deputy Cameron Brewer was being fired for failure to follow the department's use-of-force policy in the March 22 fatal shooting of 34-year-old Danny Ray Thomas. In doing so, Brewer chose not to use his Taser first..
Thomas was shot dead in a confrontation captured on police video. His pants were around his ankles and he was unarmed as he advanced despite warnings to stop.