Baltazar Silva-Ramos

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information ORIGINAL CDR Number: PA16088C Version Type: VERSION Report Date: 3/9/2016 8:58 AM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information Harris County Agency Name: Constable Precinct Agency Address: 333 Lockwood 6 Agency City: Houston Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 77011 Director Information Director Salutation: Constable Director First Name: Hidalgo Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Martinez Lieutenant J. D. Reporter Name: Reporter Email: [email protected] Rosenthal Decedent Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Identity of Deceased First Name: Baltazar Middle Name: Last Name: Silva-Ramos Suffix: Date of Birth: 1/6/1976 Sex: Male Race: Age At Time Of Death: 40 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 2/23/2016 11:13 Incident: AM Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): 2/23/2016 11:13 Death Date and Time: AM 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) Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Manner of Death: Other Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Pending Medical Examiner Report Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: Not Applicable If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, who caused the death? Law Who caused the death?: enforcement/correctional staff 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 Handgun 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 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Location / Custody Information Where did the event causing the death occur? 3200 Telephone Street Address: City: Houston Road County: Harris Zip: What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death: Police Custody Type of Custody: (pre-booking) Specific type of custody/facility: Specific Type of Custody/Facility: Custody of Peace Officer 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: Entry Date Time N/A: Where did the death occur? At the crime/arrest Death Location: scene Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- General Information Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? Other Agencies Respond?: 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: Attempted Capital Murder of a Police Officer Offense 2: 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) Type of Offense: 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 weapons: At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Attempt to Injure Others?: At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent: Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Appear intoxicated (alcohol or No Make suicidal statements?: drugs): Exhibit any mental health Exhibit any medical problems?: 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 standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to including law: escape/flee custody: Attempt gain possession 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: The machete-wielding suspect threatened a deputy who responded to the location after being dispatched to the location regarding a disturbance. The location was the large outsideparking lot of a commercial bus transportation terminal located at 3200 Telephone Road, Houston. Using the machete in a threatening and aggressive manner, the suspect demanded that deputy’s patrol car keys and also used the machete to break out the driver’s door window to enter the patrol car. The suspect wanted to leave the location in the deputy’s patrol car. The suspect was upset due to the fact he was not able to board a particular bus. Additional deputies responded to the initial deputy’s radio call for emergency help and were confronted by the still machete-wielding suspect. The suspect threatened additional deputies with the machete. The suspect also repeatedly stated, “shoot me, shoot me” causing deputies to believe the suspect’s intent was “suicide by cop”. After more than 10 minutes of deputies repeatedly trying to calm the suspect and verbally directing him in both English and Spanish to drop the machete, an on-duty Houston Police officer fired his taser at the suspect. The taser deployment had no effect upon the suspect and he immediately responded by raising the machete in an attack-ready stance and ran at full speed toward the police officer in an obvious attempt to kill or seriously injure him. It was at this time a deputy discharged his weapon at the suspect in an attempt to stop the suspect from killing or seriously injuring the Houston police officer. Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7