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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 06/02/2026

Location : 2400 block of Cambridge

City : Odessa

County : Ector

State : Texas

Agency : Odessa Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Died after Taser deployment and police restraint during welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

NARRATIVE:
On 06/02/2026, an unidentified adult man died after an Odessa Police Department officer deployed a Taser against him during a welfare-check encounter in the 2400 block of Cambridge in Odessa, Texas. The man was handcuffed, placed in a patrol vehicle and discovered unconscious shortly afterward.
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At approximately 6:48 p.m., Odessa police officers were dispatched to the residence for a welfare check. The publicly released police account does not disclose who requested the welfare check or what circumstances prompted the request.
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During the encounter, the man ran from the residence. Odessa police alleged that he was carrying a brick as he ran.
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Officers caught up with the man in the roadway. During the attempt to take him into custody, an officer deployed a Taser against him. Police then handcuffed the man and placed him in the rear of a patrol vehicle.
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According to Odessa police, while officers were still securing the man in the patrol vehicle, they realized that he had become unconscious. Officers immediately removed him from the vehicle.
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Odessa Fire Rescue and emergency medical personnel were already at the scene. Emergency treatment was provided before the man was transported to Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, where he was pronounced dead.
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Because the man became unconscious immediately following the police use of a Taser, physical arrest and handcuffing, the Taser deployment is documented as part of the fatal encounter. A subsequent medical determination may establish additional or different physiological factors contributing to his death.
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Two Odessa Police Department officers involved in the encounter were placed on administrative leave following the death. Their names were not publicly disclosed in the sources located.
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The Texas Rangers assumed responsibility for the investigation into the man's death. The available reporting did not disclose a final autopsy determination or criminal disposition concerning the officers.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Odessa Police Department has not publicly identified the two officers involved in the encounter. Both were placed on administrative leave while the Texas Rangers investigated the death.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/06/03/odessa-police-man-dies-after-being-taken-into-custody-during-welfare-check/
https://nextdoor.com/agency-post/tx/odessa/odessa-police-department/in-custody-death-483882799/
https://www.sutelemundo20.com/2026/06/03/polica-de-odessa-un-hombre-fallece-tras-ser-detenido-durante-una-visita-de-control/
https://lonestarstandard.com/odessa-police-report-in-custody-death-after-taser-use-during-welfare-check