Custodial Death Record
Levincer Swanson
Harris County, Texas - 2/27/2025, 12:44 PM
Record summary
| Name | Levincer Swanson |
|---|---|
| Date of death | 2/27/2025, 12:44 PM |
| Agency | Unknown Agency |
| County | Harris County |
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CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT
Agency Information
CDR Number: 25-211-UF Version Type: AMENDED
3/18/2025 10:01
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: Levincer
Middle Name:
Last Name: Swanson
Suffix:
Date of Birth: 7/30/1988 Sex: Male
Black or African
Race:
American
Age At Time Of Death: 36
Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Date/Time of Custody or
2/27/2025 3:13 AM
Incident:
Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Death Date and Time: 2/27/2025 6:44 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)
Homicide (includes
Manner of Death: Justifiable
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Homicide)
Medical Cause of Death:
Medical Cause of Death:
Gunshot wound of the torso
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
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
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Location / Custody Information
Where did the event causing the death occur?
10303 North
Street Address: City: Houston
Freeway
County: Harris Zip: 77037
What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred?
Location Category: Parking lot/garage
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:
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: Medical facility
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General Information
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:
Criminal Mischief
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)
Crime Against
Type of Offense:
Property
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
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Injure Others: 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 Yes
standoff?: arrested?:
Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's
Yes No
officer(s): weapon:
Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to
Unknown Unknown
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 February 27, 2025, officers responded to a business where a male was damaging gas pumps. An Officer
arrived and ordered the male to the ground. An additional officer arrived and secured one handcuff on the
male. The male suspect began actively resisting and a struggle ensued. During the struggle of the officer with
the male, another officer discharged her handgun, striking the male twice. Paramedics transported the male
to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased from his injuries.
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