Tag Archives: Remembering Joe Campos Torres’ death by HPD that sparked Moody Park riots

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — It was Houston’s worst riot in modern history. It all started with a Cinco de Mayo celebration at Moody Park on Houston’s north side, and ended with a police officer being run over, two reporters beaten and stabbed, dozens arrested and police cars set on fire. Tensions in Houston’s Hispanic community had been simmering for a …

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