Camine Guiseppe Fazzolari

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information CDR Number: 19-667-C Version Type: AMENDED Report Date: 7/10/2020 7:58 AM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information Houston Police 1200 Travis, 16th Agency Name: Agency Address: Dept. Floor Agency City: Houston Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 77002 Director Information Director Salutation: Chief Director First Name: Art Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Acevedo Reporter Name: Kimberly Fowler Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Identity of Deceased Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- First Name: Camine Middle Name: Guiseppe Last Name: Fazzolari Suffix: Date of Birth: 4/16/1995 Sex: Male Race: Anglo or White Age At Time Of Death: 24 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 6/29/2019 12:15 Incident: AM Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): 7/10/2019 12:15 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 are Evaluation?: available What was the manner of death? (select only one) Homicide (includes Manner of Death: Justifiable Homicide) Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Multiple Gunshot wounds Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: Unknown 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 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 Location / Custody Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Where did the event causing the death occur? Street Address: 101 Forum Park City: Houston County: Harris Zip: 77036 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: Police Custody Type of Custody: (pre-booking) 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: Entry Date Time N/A: Where did the death occur? Death Location: Scene of incident General Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? Other Agencies Respond?: No 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: Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer Offense 2: Evading 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: Other, specify Type of Offense, Other: Traffic/Evading 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 Decedent Display or Use Discharged firearm Weapon Details: 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) Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Ways Decedent Attempted To Injured law Injure Others: 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 No No standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's Yes No officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to No Yes 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 Friday, June 28, 2019 at approximately 11:51 p.m., Officers C. Dulin, employee #154339 and T. Peacock, employee #154625, both assigned to the Gang Division, Crime Reduction Unit, were at the intersection of the Southwest Freeway Frontage Road and the Sam Houston Tollway Frontage Road and observed a vehicle behind them with a defective headlight. As they travelled northbound on the Southwest Freeway Frontage Road, they got behind a 1998 White, Mercedes Benz Ml350 with license plate CLP1932 and activated their lights. The suspect refused to stop and turned left onto Bissonnet. Officers were unable to follow due to a vehicle malfunction and lost sight of the suspect. Officers called out the last known direction of the suspect's vehicle over the air. Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- A wrecker driver heard the General Broadcast and found the suspect's vehicle in the 10100 block of Forum Park. He called Officer E. Garza, employee #127961m assigned to Westside DTU and he gave the current location of the vehicle over the air. Officers K. D. Smith, employee #160178 and L. Maldonado III, employee # 155756, assigned to the South Gessner Division, Crime Suppression Team heard over the police radio that there was a vehicle pursuit in their area and located the white Mercedes SUV with the right front headlights out at 10110 Forum Park. They observed a white male matching the suspect's description, divert to the side and park along the curb between other parked vehicles. Officers Smith and Maldonado parked their patrol vehicle, while Officer J. Selle, employee #161383, assigned to Westside Division, turned on her overheads and parked near the rear of the suspect's vehicle blocking him in. The suspect stepped out of the vehicle and Officer Maldonado gave verbal commands for the suspect to show his hands, to which the suspect replied, "No!: Officers Smith and Maldonado observed a silver revolver in the suspect's right hand and notified other officers on the scene. Both officers observed the suspect raise his firearm toward Officer Selle who was positioned behind the suspect's vehicle. Officer Selle also say the suspect raise his gun towards her and then she heard a loud pop. Realizing the suspect had fired towards her, Officer Selle discharged her weapon 18 times toward the suspect. Fearing for Officer Selle's life, as well as their own. Officer Smith discharged his duty weapon 18 times toward the suspect. Fearing for Officer Selle's life, as well as their own. Officer Smith discharged his duty weapon 8 times and Officer Maldonado discharged his weapon 11 times at the suspect until he was no longer a threat. Officer Smith cleared the suspect's vehicle as he approached Officer Selle. She advised officers that she had been shot and they applied a tourniquet and dressing to her right arm. Fellow officers transported Officer Selle to Southwest Memorial with one gunshot (entrance and exit) to her lower right arm. She was released later the same night. There were no injuries to any of the other officers. Meanwhile, officers provided first aid to the suspect, however he was later pronounced deceased on the scene by HFD. The suspect was identified by the Medical Examiners Office through fingerprints. During the preliminary autopsy, the suspect sustained 19 gunshot wounds. He was in possession of a five shot Clark revolver and all five casings had been fired. Body Warn Cameras ( BWC) worn by Officer Maldonado, Smith and assisting officers captured various aspects of the shooting, all aligning with the officers' account of the event. A review of Mr. Fazzolari's criminal history revealed arrests for Possession of Marijuana and Terroristic Threat ( Family Member). Furthermore, Carmine Fazzolari's mental health history was checked by the Houston Police Department's Mental Health Unit, which showed no contact or documented history. However, while on scene, a male identifying himself as Mr. Fazzolari's brother-in-law approached officers to inquire about the identity of the suspect. He said he was made aware of the incident because Mr. Fazzolari had sent a Snapchat video to his family members to show the police were chasing him. The family member mentioned that the suspect had been diagnosed with mental health issues. The Dead Man report is documented under incident # 0826492-19 Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7