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.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2022/03/15/swat-team-responding-to-gunfire-at-hurst-home-police-say/

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article259415969.html

https://www.fox4news.com/news/hurst-police-fatally-shoot-man-after-hourslong-standoff