Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Daniel Diaz, Jr.
Age : 40
Gender : Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 04/26/2021
Location : 3623 Buckner St.
City : El Paso
County : El Paso
State : Texas
Agency : El Paso Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/26/2021, El Paso police restrained and killed 40 year old Daniel Diaz, Jr. during a response to a reported possible break-in at a residence on Buckner Street. Officers encountered Diaz experiencing what family and reporting described as a panic attack. As an officer attempted to speak with him, police deployed a Taser. Additional officers arrived and took Diaz to the ground. During the arrest, multiple officers struck Diaz while attempting to restrain him.
After officers placed Diaz in handcuffs, they observed that he was no longer responsive. Diaz was transported for medical care and died a short time later. The death was ruled a homicide. A departmental review board later exonerated the officers involved, and no criminal charges were filed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ktep.org/ktep-news/2023-09-10/family-of-man-who-died-in-police-custody-fights-two-years-for-records-and-video-of-his-arrest
https://www.ktsm.com/dying-for-answers/dying-for-answers-the-lunch-box/
