Adrain Murillo

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information ORIGINAL CDR Number: 21-1822-UF Version Type: VERSION 12/12/2024 1:48 Report Date: Status: Submitted PM Agency/Facility Information Alvarado Police Agency Name: Agency Address: 600 South Parkway Dept. Agency City: Alvarado Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 76009 Director Information Director Salutation: Chief Director First Name: BRAD Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: ANDERSON BRAD Reporter Name: Reporter Email: [email protected] ANDERSON Decedent Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 8 --- PAGE BREAK --- Identity of Deceased First Name: Adrain Middle Name: Last Name: Murillo Suffix: Date of Birth: 4/16/2002 Sex: Male Race: Hispanic or Latino Age At Time Of Death: 19 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 5/13/2021 3:08 PM Incident: Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Death Date and Time: 5/13/2021 7:55 PM Manner / Cause of Death Has a medical examiner or coroner conducted an evaluation to determine a cause of death? Medical Examiner/Coroner Yes, results Evaluation?: pending What was the manner of death? (select only one) Homicide (includes Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 8 --- PAGE BREAK --- Manner of Death: Justifiable Homicide) Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: Yes If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, who caused the death? Law Who caused the death?: enforcement/correctional personnel If a weapon caused the death, what type of weapon caused the death? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Type of weapon that caused Rifle/shotgun death?: Was the cause of death the result of a pre-existing medical condition or did the decedent develop the condition after admission? Not Applicable; cause of death was Pre existing medical accidental injury, condition?: intoxication, suicide or homicide If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, what was the means of death? Means of Death: Firearm Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 8 --- PAGE BREAK --- Location / Custody Information Where did the event causing the death occur? 5266 Interstate 35 Street Address: City: Alvarado South Frontage Rd County: Johnson Zip: 76009 What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: Roadway/highway/street/sidewalk What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death: Pre-Custodial Use Type of Custody: of Force Specific type of custody/facility: Specific Type of Custody/Facility: Custody of Law Enforcement Personnel during/fleeing arrest What was the time and date of the deceased's entry into the law enforcement facility where the death occurred (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Entry Date Time: 5/13/2021 3:08 PM Where did the death occur? Death Location: Medical facility General Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 8 --- PAGE BREAK --- Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? Other Agencies Respond?: Yes What were the most serious offense(s) with which the deceased was (or would have been) charged with at the time of death? Offense 1: Murder Offense 2: Attempted Capital Murder Offense 3: Not filed at time of Were the Charges:: death What were the types of charges or reason for contact? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply) Violent Crime Type of Offense: Against Persons At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent display or use a weapon? Decedent display/use of Yes, mark all that weapons: apply Discharged firearm; Decedent Display or Use Used vehicle as Weapon Details: weapon At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Yes (select all that Attempt to Injure Others?: apply) Injured law Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 8 --- PAGE BREAK --- enforcement Ways Decedent Attempted To personnel; Injure Others: Attempted to injure law enforcement personnel At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Appear intoxicated (alcohol or Unknown Make suicidal statements?: Unknown drugs): Exhibit any mental health Unknown Exhibit any medical problems?: Unknown problems?: At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Barricade self or initiate Resist being handcuffed or Yes No standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's No No officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to No No including law: escape/flee custody: Attempt gain possession No officer's weapon: Was the deceased under restraint in the time leading up to the death or the events causing the death? Under Restraint: No Summary of Incident Summary of How the Death Occurred: (max. 30,000 characters) Summary: On 5/13/2021 I, Officer A. Reed 173, responded to a pursuit of a vehicle traveling northbound. I was wearing full department issued Patrol Officer uniform with police insignia clearly visible. Dispatch advised that the vehicle was a red Dodge with a spoiler traveling north bound passing mm8 on I35W Dispatch also advised that the occupants were murder suspects and that they had also just shot a Hill County Officer and were armed in the pursuit, and this fact was also documented on the call card. Chief Anderson and I left the Alvarado PD to stage for the vehicle at mm21 on I35W and prepare to use Stop Sticks to deflate the tires. I arrived at mm21 and heard dispatch advise that the suspects were approaching mm17 and that they were Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 8 --- PAGE BREAK --- still shooting as they drove. I did not have Stop sticks in my Unit as they had been recently used to stop another pursuit. Officer Givens did have stops sticks within his vehicle and he prepared to use them. I provided cover for Officer Givens with Chief Anderson, Lt. Melson, and Cpl. Farmer due to the fact that the suspects were reported to be shooting while driving. As they approached, I could see both suspects in the vehicle. They dodged the Stop Sticks that Officer Givens deployed and continued north on I35W. As they passed by, I observed that the rear window was broken out of the Suspect vehicle. I surmised the window had been shot out by the suspects as they fired shots at pursuing law enforcement officers. This sequence of events, along with the report of the suspects being wanted for murder and having shot a Hill County Officer, led me to believe these suspects were dangerous, intent on escaping, and intent on inuring or killing police officers. Their actions also created an extreme risk of injury or death to the public as they fled, shooting as they fled. I then got into my fully marked Alvarado patrol unit and joined into the pursuit behind the Grandview Unit. I believe that I was the fourth unit in the pursuit. I was able to see the Grandview Unit with another unit in front of him and a DPS unit. The Suspect vehicle was traveling North bound on I35. I observed the suspect vehicle weaving from lane to lane as they drove at a high rate of speed around traffic. The Suspect vehicle passed the 24 exit and the 26a exit. I then observed the driver take exit 27 at the last moment. I braked to allow the Grandview unit to cross in front of me due to a vehicle that was in the roadway. The Suspect vehicle continued North bound on the I35W frontage road. The Suspect vehicle turned left at the 604 bridge and then another left to drive south on the I35W Frontage road. The Suspect vehicle then passed the on ramp to get back onto I35W and stayed on the frontage road. I heard over the radio authorization for the DPS Unit to engage in a PIT maneuver on the Suspect vehicle. At this point I had positioned my patrol unit in the right lane while the suspect remained in the left lane. I was now the fourth unit in the pursuit at this time and was able to see the DPS Unit move into the lane I was in and accelerate to get into position for the PIT maneuver. I did not attempt to pass the Grandview Unit that I was behind in case he was required to take evasive action from the PIT. Both the DPS unit and suspect vehicle were traveling about 60 to 70mph and I could see that the Suspect vehicle appeared to be accelerating, I observed the DPS Unit turn hard left into the Suspect vehicle`s back right quarter panel. As the PIT was occurring, I observed both the Suspect vehicle and DPS Unit become stuck together and begin to rotate. I began to rapidly slow my vehicle as the vehicles slid. I estimate the vehicles slid for over 400 yards, from the initial impact. As they slid over this stretch of roadway, I could hear shots being fired from the Suspect Vehicle as the two vehicles created smoke and debris as they slid. I immediately called over the radio that shots were being fired. The Suspect vehicle then separated from the DPS unit and slid to a stop in the right-hand ditch of the frontage road, as the DPS Unit slid backwards into the left-hand ditch facing toward the Suspect Vehicle. I estimate they were about 40 feet away from each other. I stopped around 50 yards back from the Suspect vehicle in the right lane. The suspect vehicle was facing south, but its front end was slightly angled away from the frontage road. The DPS unit was facing the suspect vehicle at a slight angle. At this point I was quickly getting my vehicle into park and opening my driver`s side door. I was concerned about the safety of the DPS trooper as I witnessed shots being fired and hitting the vehicle. Almost simultaneously, I began taking up my AR15 to engage the Suspects that were now actively firing upon the DPS Unit. I was able to see the glass on the driver`s side of the DPS Unit exploding into a white fog leaving distinct bullet shaped holes in the glass that were highly concentrated on the driver`s side. Fearing for the life and safety of the DPS trooper as well as the public as they were firing towards the highway, fearing for my life and safety and well being for that of the other officers on the scene, and having no other options to stop the threat the suspects posed as they fired at the DPS trooper, I believed I had to employ deadly force to stop the threat. I then engaged the driver, which appeared to be firing upon the DPS Unit, with gun fire from my AR15. As I fired, I could see the driver`s head in a crouched position as if taking low cover behind his door from within his vehicle, and I could see his raised right arm for a few seconds. At this point I had not seen the Passenger silhouette while I engaged with the driver. As I fired my AR15 I could still clearly see the DPS Unit taking fire as more glass exploded into fog as rounds came from the Suspect Vehicle. The DPS Officer appeared to be trapped and or injured within his Unit because I did not see him attempt to exit his vehicle to a safer position, raising my concern for his life and safety. Based on the concentration of fire I was not able to tell if the DPS Officer could effectively return fire upon the Suspects. I continued to engage the suspect vehicle due continued fire coming from the suspect vehicle. I then observed the Passenger silhouette for the first time, and it appeared he was taking a position to fire from cover from with the vehicle. Again, fearing for the life and safety of the DPS trooper as well as the public as they were firing towards the highway, fearing for my life and safety and well being for that of the other officers on the scene, and having no other options to stop the threat the suspects posed as they fired at the DPS trooper, I believed I had to employ deadly force to stop the threat the passenger now represented. As I shifted my fire to the passenger, I lost sight of his silhouette and I could no long see him presenting a threat, but I could still observe clouds of glass exploding from the driver`s side window of the DPS Unit were the DPS Officer located. I then Switched back toward the driver of the vehicle, observing him to be in the same firing position as earlier described, so I continued to fire at him in order to stop him from firing at the DPS trooper. I observed that my rifle bolt had locked back. As I began to reload, I noted that my hearing was almost Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 8 --- PAGE BREAK --- nonexistent, and I was not able to hear if any gun shots were still being fired. I looked toward the DPS Unit and did not observe any more clouds of glass. I believed the threat had stopped, at least temporarily, so I discontinued firing. I then moved forward and took cover behind the Grandview unit that was in front of me in the left lane. I was not able to see any movement within the vehicle that would indicate either occupant left their seated position. I looked towards the DPS Unit and saw that he was now out of his unit, but I could not tell if he had sustained any injuries. Multiple Officers driving the Grandview Unit forward. We stopped and began to issue commands again. My patrol unit was t driven forward by another Officer into the adjacent lane closer to the suspect vehicle. We then moved forward with my Unit to obtain a better angle and view on the Suspect. I contacted dispatch to have EMS stage in the area. The passenger began to comply with commands and keep his hands visible, and exited the vehicle. He was then walked back on the passenger side and secured. Due to the number of Officers at the front and rear of my patrol unit I stepped away from the line to see if I could assist with medical. They had the passenger laying behind another patrol unit that was safely away from the Suspect vehicle. I observed that another Officer had a placed chest seal on the lower abdomen on the left side and that he was applying pressure to the wounds. I checked the rest of his legs and body for any other injuries. I did not observe any other wounds. I stepped back to allow the DPS Officer to continue to hold pressure and wait for medical to make the scene when safe. Custodial Death Report :: Page 8 of 8