Hurricane Harvey Death Toll Rises to 23

"Crews in Texas have found the bodies of 23 victims of Hurricane Harvey's devastation, and warned that the number of dead would  soar as water levels across Houston start to recede.

One of the most heartbreaking cases, was that of a 3-year-old child was also found Tuesday shivering and clinging to the body of her dead mom, identified as 41-year-old Colette Sulcer, in Beaumont. Authorities said the child is being treated for hypothermia.

 The Daily Mail reported that two volunteer rescuers were killed when their motorboat was electrocuted by submerged power lines in Greens Bayou, and two other rescuers were missing."

Gov. Greg Abbott urged residents to avoid driving into flooded waters, cautioning that the “worst is not yet over.”

“It is imperative that we do everything possible to protect the lives and safety of people across the state of Texas as we continue to face the aftermath of this storm,” he said.

He said the Texas National Guard has activated 14,000 in addition to 10,000 troops from other states to help in the ongoing recovery efforts throughout the state.

With at least 13,000 rescued in the Houston area and surrounding cities and counties, more people were still trying to escape from their flooded homes.

FEMA administrator Brock Long said more than 230 shelters are operating in Texas, housing more than 30,000 people. (FOX News)

Texas Cop Pulls Gun on Teens at Pool Party

Sunday, June 7-In McKinney,Texas an officer has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced of him wrestling a 14-year-old girl to the ground and using a gun during a confrontation with other teens during a pool party.

In the video,  the unnamed officer can be seen repeatedly grabbing the small girl by the back of the head and slamming it into the grass. You can also see the officer grabbing other teens while also screaming in their faces. 

Two Sides to a Story-The  black teens involved claim that the whole incident occurred after a white neighbor used a racial slur right before she slapped one of them. But according to McKinney Police Chief, Greg Conley and residents, the incident began when officers responded to a report of a disturbance involving a group of juveniles at a neighborhood pool.When officers arrived, residents and private security pointed out the juveniles, who were "creating the disturbance, fighting and refusing to leave," Conley said.

Brandon Brooks, the person who shot the video, said that he attended the pool party after finding out about it on Twitter. In an email sent to NBC News, Brooks said, "When I started the video was right after all the kids who got put on the ground had gotten up and ran away. The cop was chasing after all those kids just putting every black person he saw on the ground," 

In the end,only one person was arrested for interference with the duties of a peace officer and evading arrest. 

This incident is just one of the many recent cases where officers have had violent altercations with African Americans with some even resulting in deaths.