Christopher Harris
HUNTSVILLE-The Huntsville Police Department released a statement concerning the death of a man on May 10. The man was struck by a car while he was running from a Huntsville Police Officer:
“On May 10th at approximately 7:00 p.m., 47-year-old Christopher Harris was struck by a car on University Drive. He was running from Huntsville Police Officers who were trying to take him into custody for outstanding warrants when the accident happened. Mr. Harris was transported to the hospital and died from his injuries on May 16th. The driver of the vehicle that struck Mr. Harris is not facing any charges.
The Huntsville Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division is conducting an investigation into the incident and will present all the findings of their investigation to an Incident Review Board in the coming weeks. It is policy of the Huntsville Police Department to investigate and convene an Incident Review Board any time Huntsville Police Officers are involved in an incident that results in a death.”
