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Gonzalo Reyes Hernandez

Age : 35

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/05/2025

Location : 6915 Playa Del Rey

City : Edinburg

County : Hidalgo

State : Texas

Agency : Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Asphyxiation

Event : Killed during restraint

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/05/2025 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a disturbance in the 6900 block of Sigley Drive in Edinburg after receiving reports that a man was jumping fences and breaking neighbors' windows. Deputies located Gonzalo Reyes Hernandez, 34, lying on the driveway of a residence with visible head injuries. Witnesses reported that Hernandez had repeatedly struck his own head against the concrete driveway before deputies arrived. Deputies requested emergency medical services.
EMS personnel began treating Hernandez inside an ambulance. According to the sheriff's office, Hernandez became combative, exited the ambulance, and assaulted three deputies. Deputies restrained Hernandez and returned him to the ambulance so he could be transported to a hospital. While en route, his condition deteriorated despite lifesaving efforts. He was pronounced dead before arriving at the hospital.
The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office conducted a use-of-force review, which concluded that the deputies acted within department policy. An autopsy was ordered to determine Hernandez's cause and manner of death. At the sheriff's office request, the Texas Rangers opened an independent investigation into the in-custody death.
The investigation remains ongoing pending the results of the Medical Examiner's autopsy and the Texas Rangers' review.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.krgv.com/news/law-enforcement-investigate-in-custody-death-of-man-in-edinburg
https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/man-dies-after-hitting-head-on-driveway-attacking-deputies
https://myrgv.com/alerts-mcm/2025/08/06/edinburg-mans-death-after-striking-his-head-attacking-deputies-prompts-probe