Houston activists denounce the recent reinstatement of a Houston police sergeant and three officers who were fired for their role in the deadly shooting of Nicholas Chavez.

A sergeant and three other officers who were fired from the Houston Police Department for their roles in the 2020 deadly shooting of Nicolas Chavez are to be reinstated, according to the Houston Police Officers’ Union.

A Harris County grand jury declined to indict the Houston police officers fired for their roles in the shooting death of a man who had been experiencing a mental health crisis.

HOUSTON – Family, friends and community members came together Saturday to hold a candlelight vigil for 27-year-old Nicolas Chavez. So when he left I not only lost my son but I lost my best friend. I don’t know what to say other than I love him,” said Nicolas' mother Leantha Chavez. The vigil was also an opportunity for loved ones to demand an end to police violence. “This is our son Nicolas Casey Chavez Junior.

Here are things you need to know for Friday, Sept. 11:1. 4 Houston police officers fired in connection with fatal shooting of Nicolas Chavez identifiedFour Houston police officers have been fired in connection with the fatal officer-involved shooting of Nicolas Chavez nearly four months ago. A cellphone video recorded by a witness appeared to show Chavez on his knees when he was shot by officers. A spokesman for Keough said the judge was on his way to a meeting when he crashed into the cruiser in The Woodlands. Nearly 200,000 students will be learning online until at least October 19, when some are scheduled to return to in-person instruction.

He said the officers involved should be charged, indicted and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Nicolas Chavez’s mother Leantha Chavez also reacted to the release of the video and the dismissal of the officers. After watching the video, he said he believes the officers involved in the shooting should have handled the situation differently. Here is the full statement from Espinosa released earlier Thursday:I have seen the full footage of the encounter between 28 HPD officers and Nicolas Chavez where the officers shot and killed Chavez. We ask the community to remain peaceful while continuing to demand that the officers involved in this gruesome death be held accountable.

A cellphone video recorded by a witness appeared to show Chavez on his knees when he was shot by officers. During a news conference, Acevedo showed the video recorded by several different body cameras worn by officers at the scene of the shooting. “Nothing is redacted in terms of the use of force,” Acevedo said. In the video, the officers arrived at the scene to find Chavez repeatedly stabbing himself with a metal object. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner agreed with Acevedo saying it is difficult to watch the video without questioning why the shooting happened.

“They used every non-lethal option available ... all while giving verbal commands to Mr. Chavez to give up peacefully,” Grimaldi said. According to Griffith, the officers involved were young officers and had not been on the force long. “We’ve got hard-working officers out there doing their job and this just breaks the morale of this department,” Griffith said. The department failed these officers ... “If not for the integrity of every other Houston police officer on this department, that is the only reason (other officers) are showing up.

HOUSTON – Four Houston police officers have been fired in connection with the fatal officer-involved shooting of Nicolas Chavez nearly four months ago. A cellphone video recorded by a witness appeared to show Chavez on his knees when he was shot by officers. Bodycam videoHouston police Chief Art Acevedo said officers encountered Chavez after several 911 calls about a man darting into traffic were received. The video, which included different angles from officers who fired shots, showed officers confronting a clearly distraught Chavez. The video is paused when the fatal shots were fired, but the audio of the shots can be heard.

HOUSTON The Greater Houston Coalition for Justice will renew the groups calls for police reform during a news conference Monday. The group, which has recently been calling for the release of body camera video in the fatal officer-involved shooting of Nicolas Chavez, will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. In a news release about the event, the group said they want an independent police review board with subpoena powers and clear policies regarding the handling and release of police video. Click2Houston.com plans to offer a livestream of the event.

HOUSTON – Advocates on Friday are marching through downtown Houston to call for action in the officer-involved shooting that killed a man nearly two months ago. Nicolas Chavez was shot and killed April 21. A cellphone video recorded by a witness appeared to show Chavez on his knees when he was shot by officers. Houston police have not released video from body cameras worn by officers the night of the shooting. Protesters said Chavez was suffering from a mental health crisis when he was shot by officers.

HOUSTON – Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo admitted to Channel 2 Investigates Wednesday that the FBI has requested information into the deadly officer-involved shooting that left a man dead in April. Nicolas Chavez, 27, was shot dead while he was on his knees by HPD officers on April 21 in southeast Houston. The shooting came under fire when a civilian video emerged showing that Chavez was on his knees at the time of the shooting. There have been six officer-involved shooting deaths involving the Houston Police Department since mid-April. The FBI monitors every officer-involved shooting nationally, however when Channel 2 Investigates asked if the department has turned over any information in the other recent shooting Acevedo said, “I don’t remember any other shootings other than the Chavez one, can you think of any other?