#deadlypursuits — Public Fediverse posts

Vehicle pursuits and the resulting "bailouts" played a major role in school officials' and law enforcement's response to the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting. It leaves lasting consequences.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/05/20/521783/high-speed-chases-added-to-uvalde-shooting-chaos-chases-are-down-3-years-later-but-trauma-remains/

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Deaths from police chases are at an all-time high. These pursuits and their sometimes fatal consequences have come into sharper focus in cities like Fort Worth. But the federal data is barely scratching the surface — it only accounts for chases that ended in a fatality.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2025/02/26/514804/texas-doesnt-track-police-chases-statewide-few-states-in-the-country-do/

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