Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Kevin Boothe Barrett

Age : 38

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/26/2024

Location : 3400 block of Fredericksburg Road

City : San Antonio

County : Bexar

State : Texas

Agency : San Antonio Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Medical emergency

Event : Died during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/26/2024, San Antonio Police Department officers responded at approximately 8 p.m. to a restaurant in the 3400 block of Fredericksburg Road after callers reported that Kevin Boothe Barrett, 38, was throwing objects and removing his clothes.
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Officers found Barrett across the street, unclothed from the waist down and underneath a vehicle. Police removed Barrett from beneath the vehicle and handcuffed him.
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Shortly after being handcuffed, Barrett became unresponsive. Officers administered Narcan and requested emergency medical assistance. EMS personnel attempted resuscitation, but Barrett was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office performed an autopsy. Contemporary reporting stated that the cause of death remained pending additional testing.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The San Antonio police officers involved have not been publicly identified in the reporting located.
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SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/04/30/man-dies-shortly-after-being-placed-in-handcuffs-by-sapd/
https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/kevin-barrett-death-sapd-custody-19431617.php