Miguel Angel Silva

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information CDR Number: 17-99-C Version Type: AMENDED Report Date: 3/6/2017 2:53 PM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information Wichita Falls Police Agency Name: Agency Address: 610 Holliday St. Dept. Agency City: Wichita Falls Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 76301 Director Information Director Salutation: Chief Director First Name: Manuel Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Borrego Reporter Name: Ginger Gilmore Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Identity of Deceased Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- First Name: Miguel Middle Name: Angel Last Name: Silva Suffix: Date of Birth: 5/8/1998 Sex: Male Race: Hispanic or Latino Age At Time Of Death: 18 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 2/2/2017 10:04 PM Incident: Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Death Date and Time: 2/2/2017 10:57 PM 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 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: Gunshot wound of the head 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 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 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- Where did the event causing the death occur? Street Address: 2601 Kemp Blvd City: Wichita Falls County: Wichita Zip: 76309 What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred? Location Category: Business 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 Did any other law enforcement agencies respond to calls for service related to this incident? Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 6 --- 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 Robbery 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 Displayed firearm Decedent Display or Use without discharge; Weapon Details: Discharged firearm 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) Attempted to injure Ways Decedent Attempted To civilian(s) or other Injure Others: inmate(s) Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 6 --- PAGE BREAK --- 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?: Yes 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 Yes N/A standoff?: arrested?: Physically attempt/assault Gain possession of officer's No N/A officer(s): weapon: Verbally threaten other(s) Escape or attempt to Yes No including law: escape/flee custody: Attempt gain possession N/A 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 2-2-17 at approx. 2205 hours, officers were dispatched to the corner of Kemp and Kell in reference to an armed suspect, later identified as Miguel Angel Silva. Silva approached Garrison's Food Mart at 2601 Kemp Blvd. on foot. He fired at least two rounds at the exterior of the store, then entered the store. He took the female clerk and a female customer hostage. He had the clerk call police. He told dispatch he was upset about being barred from the store. He made verbal threats to kill the hostages. Approximately 24 minutes after entering the store and taking the hostages, he allowed the female customer to leave. About 30 minutes after that, he told dispatch he and the clerk were going to exit the store. Silva had the clerk exit the store in front of him. Silva had a shotgun in his hands, which he began to point at the clerk as they were exiting the store. A WFPD sniper fired one round at Silva, which struck him in the head and killed him. Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 6