La Marque officer cleared in deadly shooting of sword-wielding man No description found
LA MARQUE, Texas – A grand jury cleared a La Marque police officer Thursday of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a man wielding a sword last year.
Investigators said Gregory Ham was shot in the head Dec. 3 by Officer Jose Santos after the officer responded to a report that Ham had broken into a home and then fled. Santos found Ham hiding in a nearby shed, investigators said.
Investigators said that when Santos confronted Ham, he was struck in the head with Ham’s sword. Santos fired a single shot, killing Ham, investigators said.
A Galveston County grand jury heard several hours of testimony and evidence on June 14 and ultimately declined to take further action against Santos.
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