Hugo Rene Alvarez

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information CDR Number: 18-256-UF Version Type: AMENDED Report Date: 10/9/2018 1:41 PM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information Agency Name: Austin Police Dept. Agency Address: PO BOX 689001 Agency City: Austin Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 78768 Director Information Director Salutation: Lieutenant Director First Name: Kurt Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Thomas Reporter Name: Kurt Thomas Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Identity of Deceased Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- First Name: Hugo Middle Name: Rene Last Name: Alvarez Suffix: Date of Birth: 7/2/1989 Sex: Male Race: Hispanic or Latino Age At Time Of Death: 28 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 3/25/2018 10:49 Incident: PM Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Death Date and Time: 3/26/2018 2:10 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: Gunshot wound of head and neck Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death after admission to your jail's jurisdiction? Medical Treatment: No 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 Location / Custody Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Where did the event causing the death occur? 5502 Ponciana Dr Street Address: City: Austin #A County: Travis Zip: 78744 What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: Residence/Home 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: N/A 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 Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- 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 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) 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 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) Injured law Ways Decedent Attempted To enforcement Injure Others: personnel 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 Unknown Make suicidal statements?: No drugs): Exhibit any mental health Yes Exhibit any medical problems?: No 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 Yes 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 March 25, 2018, at 10:49 pm, Austin Police Officers were dispatched to a Nature Unknown Urgent call at 5502 Ponciana Drive, side A. The call text stated the complainant was requesting police to this address. Updates to the call text stated that no disturbance was heard, and the complainant sounded calm. The call text listed the caller as a male subject. Uniformed officers responded to the scene yet failed to receive an answer at the door. The residence was reported as being dark inside, with no movement seen. Attempts were made to contact the complainant with negative results. With no further updates provided, and as officers began to leave the scene, a single gunshot was heard. One of the officers sustained injuries from gunshot wound. Another officer sustained a bone fracture while attempting to seek cover from the gunfire. Officers fled the immediate area in front of the residence in order to obtain cover as additional gunshots were heard coming from the front of 5502 Ponicana Drive #A. One officer returned gunfire during the initial incident. The Austin Police Department's SWAT team was then summoned to work the continuing incident as a barricaded subject call. When the SWAT team arrived on scene, officers continued to hear gunfire from within Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- the residence. At approximately 1:56am, the front door of the residence was breached with a mobile police robot. At approximately 2:00am, an elderly female exited the home while being followed closely from behind by an adult male, later identified as the decedent, Hugo Alvarez H/M DOB 07/02/1989. A SWAT officer who was in a sniper position engaged Alvarez with gunfire. Alvarez was pronounced deceased at the scene at 2:10 am. Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7