A Texas man died in a shootout with police after a traffic stop, and he was livestreaming it on Facebook while also talking to his sister on the phone.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said officers pulled over 47-year-old Patrick Hurst on the Farm to Market 1960 road near Ella Boulevard in Houston.
Hurst led police on a short chase before he shot at police and they returned fire, killing him.
Video from the incident shows that he was livestreaming on Facebook and also on the phone with Angela Washington, his sister.
The livestream video clearly shows him holding a gun before stepping out of the car to confront police. Surveillance video showed police fanning out to confront him at
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