Death by Cop- 2024
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Name Not Disclosed
Case # :1517
Gender : Male
Age : 43
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 02/17/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Laredo
County : Webb
State : Texas
Agency : CBP Border Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Asphyxiation
Event : Suicide under police duress
Open records summary :
On February 17, 2024, a red tractor trailer semi-truck arrived at the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint located on the I-35 north of Laredo, Texas. A USBP K-9 alerted to the semi-truck as it arrived at the primary inspection area. CBP searched the truck and discovered seven undocumented migrants hidden inside the cab. Agents arrested the driver of the semi-truck who was later identified as a 43-year-old U.S. citizen.
The driver was arrested and taken to a CBP holding cell. He requested to speak to his mother, and while preparations were made to move him, when CVP entered the detention area, they found him hanging by the jacket of his clothing. He had died from suicide.
Source links :
• https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/apprehended-man-dies-after-he-found-unresponsive-laredo-texas-i-35
• https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-releases-body-worn-camera-footage-man-found-unresponsive-laredo
