Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Withheld
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/01/2022
Location : 700 block of E Expressway 83
City : Donna
County : Hidalgo
State : Texas
Agency : Pharr Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress during attempted traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/01/2022, Pharr Police Department officers attempted to stop a vehicle near the 700 block of East Expressway 83 in Donna while searching for a man wanted in a child sexual assault investigation. Officers initiated the stop and approached the vehicle. During the encounter, the man shot himself inside the vehicle. Officers secured the scene. Authorities did not release his name in initial reporting.
