Custodial Death Record
ISRAEL HINOJOSA
Duval County, Texas - 10/10/2025, 4:23 PM
Record summary
| Name | ISRAEL HINOJOSA |
|---|---|
| Date of death | 10/10/2025, 4:23 PM |
| Agency | Unknown Agency |
| County | Duval County |
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CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT
Agency Information
CDR Number: 25-920-CJ Version Type: AMENDED
11/17/2025 8:58
Report Date: Status: Submitted
AM
Agency/Facility Information
Duval County
Agency Name: Agency Address: PO BOX 547
Sheriff's Dept.
Agency City: San Diego Agency State: TX
Agency Zip: 78384
Director Information
Director Salutation: Sheriff Director First Name: Romeo
Director Middle Name:
Director Last Name: Ramirez
KIMBERLY
Reporter Name: Reporter Email: [email protected]
PEREZ
Decedent Information
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Identity of Deceased
First Name: ISRAEL
Middle Name:
Last Name: HINOJOSA
Suffix:
Date of Birth: 10/24/1991 Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic or Latino
Age At Time Of Death: 33
Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Date/Time of Custody or
10/8/2025 5:44 PM
Incident:
Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
10/10/2025 11:23
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)
Manner of Death: Suicide
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Medical Cause of Death:
Medical Cause of Death:
Hanging
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?
Who caused the death?: Decedent
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
Not Applicable
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?
Hanging,
Means of Death:
strangulation
Location / Custody Information
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Where did the event causing the death occur?
401 E COLLINS
Street Address: City: SAN DIEGO
AVE
County: Duval Zip: 78384
What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred?
Law Enforcement
Location Category:
Facility
What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death:
Type of Custody: County Jail
Specific type of custody/facility:
Specific Type of Custody/Facility:
Jail - single cell
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: 10/8/2025 5:44 PM
Where did the death occur?
Law enforcement
Death Location: facility/booking
center
General Information
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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:
ASSAULT PUBLIC SERVANT
Offense 2:
ASSAULT PEACE OFFICER OR JUDGE
Offense 3:
PUBLIC INTOXICATION
Were the Charges:: Filed
What were the types of charges or reason for contact? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply)
Alcohol / drug
Type of Offense:
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
No
weapons:
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:
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Appear intoxicated (alcohol or
Yes Make suicidal statements?: No
drugs):
Exhibit any mental health
No 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
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 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 October 10, at approximately 11:23 a.m., while conducting cell checks, a jailer found Hinojosa
unresponsive in his cell with his jail-issued pants around his neck and secured to the cell door’s handle.
Jailers initiated CPR and notified EMS. Upon arrival, EMS took over CPR efforts and then transported
Hinojosa to the hospital in Alice, where he was pronounced deceased at 12:17 pm.
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