Death by Cop 2021-2025
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William Daniel Escano Yah
Gender : Male
Age : 23
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/09/2021
Location : 6200 Alder Drive
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Houston Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
William Escano Yah was believed to be involved in a Sept. 5 quadruple murder. The bodies of 37-year-old Jairo Escano; his wife Elvira, 46; and their two kids: 13-year-old Isabel and 10-year-old Jairo Jr., were found after fire crews extinguished a fire at their home. He was killed by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after officers attempted to arrest him about 8:20 a.m.
