Custodial Death Record
Kenneth Ray Harris
Harris County, Texas - 6/20/2022, 12:44 PM
Record summary
| Name | Kenneth Ray Harris |
|---|---|
| Date of death | 6/20/2022, 12:44 PM |
| Agency | Unknown Agency |
| County | Harris County |
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CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT
Agency Information
CDR Number: 22-830-CJ Version Type: AMENDED
10/25/2022 3:59
Report Date: Status: Submitted
AM
Agency/Facility Information
Harris County
Agency Name: Agency Address: 1200 Baker Street
Sheriff's Dept.
Agency City: Houston Agency State: TX
Agency Zip: 77002
Director Information
Director Salutation: Sheriff Director First Name: Ed
Director Middle Name:
Director Last Name: Gonzalez
Reporter Name: Jeffery Vickery Reporter Email: [email protected]
Decedent Information
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Identity of Deceased
First Name: Kenneth
Middle Name: Ray
Last Name: Harris
Suffix:
Date of Birth: 4/4/1958 Sex: Male
Black or African
Race:
American
Age At Time Of Death: 64
Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Date/Time of Custody or
3/9/2022 11:10 PM
Incident:
Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Death Date and Time: 6/20/2022 7:44 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: Natural
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Medical Cause of Death:
Medical Cause of Death:
Complications of congestive heart failure due to hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with
spontaneous left retroperitoneal hemorrhage
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?
Who caused the death?: Not applicable
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?
Pre existing medical Could not be
condition?: determined
If death was an accident, homicide or suicide, what was the means of death?
Not applicable,
cause of death was
Means of Death:
illness/natural
cause
Location / Custody Information
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Where did the event causing the death occur?
Street Address: 1200 Baker St City: Houston
County: Harris Zip: 77002
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 - multiple occupancy 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: 3/9/2022 11:10 PM
Where did the death occur?
Death Location: Medical facility
General Information
Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident?
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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-Family
Offense 2:
Offense 3:
Were the Charges:: Filed
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
No
weapons:
At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent:
Attempt to Injure Others?: Unknown
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?: Yes
problems?:
At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent:
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Barricade self or initiate No Resist being handcuffed or No
standoff?: arrested?:
Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's
No No
officer(s): weapon:
Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to
Unknown 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 9, 2022, the decedent was booked into the Harris County Jail for Family Assault. On June 8, 2022,
the decedent was sent to the 1200 clinic and subsequently to Ben Taub Hospital for symptoms of Congestive
Heart Failure. On June 20, 2022, the decedent went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced deceased at
7:44 a.m. by a medical doctor. The reported preliminary cause of death was Congestive Heart Failure.
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