HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel will feature Robbie Tolan and family tomorrow night, Feb. 17, at 9 p.m. Tolan will discuss the night he was shot by Bellaire police in front of his home in December. Tolan is a former minor league baseball player who was released by the Washington Nationals last year.
Tolan, a Bellaire resident, was returning to his home in the 800 block of Woodstock around 2 a.m. when he was confronted by officers. According to Bellaire police, the officers were investigating a stolen vehicle, which turned out to be in error.
An altercation ensued, which ended with Sergeant Jeff Cotton, a 10-year-veteran of the Bellaire Police Department, shooting Tolan in front of his home. Cotton has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation by both the police department and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.
In response to the shooting, and to address concerns of racial profiling, the city has hired racial profiling expert Alex Del Carmen to review all traffic stops made by the department in 2008. The city will pay about $7,000 for the analysis, and hopes Carmen’s findings will be presented to council at the March 16 meeting.
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