RAW VIDEO: Texas man shot dead on live TV following high-speed police chase.

Description: A Texas man was shot dead Wednesday by Houston police on live television following a 20-minute high-speed chase. Frank (Trey) Shephard, 41, rammed his speeding car into several vehicles in northeast Houston before halting outside two suburban schools, the Houston Chronicle reported. The father of three began the chase after officers tried to pull him over for a traffic violation. His uncle, Chris Shephard, watch the drama unfold on live television, but didn't realize it was his kin. "I'm looking at it on TV, saying 'why would you run from the law? Not knowing it was my nephew,''' he told the paper. "My sister, his mom, called and told me that they shot and killed him." He worked as a barber and had three children, with another on the way, according to ABC-13. During the chase, Shephard had called 911 and claimed to have a child in the car. He threatened to harm the child if police continued to pursue him, but the man was traveling alone. Shephard, wearing a white T-shirt, got out of his car, and then reached inside, when he again emerged, several officers opened fire, killing the man as news helicopters hovered overhead. Shephard's body was covered with a white sheet. lood seeped onto the asphalt. A female witness told ABC-13 she heard several shots while she was stopped at a traffic light, but did not see the confrontation between the suspect and officers. “When I heard gunshots, honey, I just started backing up.”

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