Death by Cop- 2022
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Carlos E. Salas
Case # :344
Gender : Male
Age : 35
Race : Latinx
Date : 03/15/2022
Location : 600 block of Willow St
City : Hurst
County : Tarrant
State : Texas
Agency : Hurst PD, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Hurst PD arrived at a mental health welfare check and encountered Salas who told them he wanted to kill them. Police escalated a standoff and breached the house with an armored SWAT truck, deployed tear gas and when the man climbed out of the window, they engaged in a shootout and killed him.
Source Links :
https://www.hursttx.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/11018
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/one-person-dead-after-hurst-police-standoff/2915767/
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article259415969.html
https://www.fox4news.com/news/hurst-police-fatally-shoot-man-after-hourslong-standoff