Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Raymond Kyles
Age : 61
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/01/2023
Location : 200 block of Holcomb Street
City : Shreveport
County : Caddo
State : Louisiana
Agency : Shreveport Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died from heat stroke in back of police cruiser after arrest for mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/01/2023, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Shreveport Police Department officers responded to the 200 block of Holcomb Street after a caller reported a man in a backyard yelling for help. Officers contacted Raymond Kyles, who was sweating heavily and exhibiting behavior they believed indicated a mental health crisis. Shreveport Fire Department personnel were already on scene evaluating him. After a brief struggle, officers handcuffed Kyles and, with assistance from fire personnel, carried him to a police cruiser for transport under an emergency mental health commitment. Before taking him to a hospital, officers stopped at his nearby residence to contact family members. When they arrived, Kyles was found unconscious in the cruiser. Officers removed him from the vehicle, began life-saving measures, and requested the fire department to return. Kyles was transported to Willis-Knighton Medical Center, where he died later that day.
The Caddo Parish Coroner identified the decedent as Raymond Kyles, 61. Preliminary findings indicated he suffered a heat stroke that led to cardiac arrest, and an autopsy was ordered. The final cause of death was determined to be heat stroke. On 8/1/2023, the outdoor temperature had been 102°F.
