Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Frank Ramirez

Gender : Male

Age : 53

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 03/20/2025

Location : Cooke County Jail

City : Gainesville

County : Cooke

State : Texas

Agency : Cooke County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Unknown

Event : Found dead in jail

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On March 20, 2025, Frank Ramirez, 53, died after collapsing in a solitary isolation cell at the Cooke County Jail. A corrections officer saw him awake and seated on the edge of his bed shortly before 9:00 a.m. A medical officer arrived minutes later for a scheduled test and found Ramirez slumped over. EMS transported him to North Texas Medical Center, where a pulse was detected. Ramirez was removed from life support Thursday morning at his family’s request. Sheriff Ray Sappington stated Ramirez likely died from natural causes, but the incident is under investigation by the Texas Rangers and Cooke County officials.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kxii.com/2025/03/21/officials-investigating-inmate-cooke-county-jail-dies/?utm_