Custodial Death Record
Quang Truong
Harris County, Texas - 9/24/2026, 5:29 PM
Record summary
| Name | Quang Truong |
|---|---|
| Date of death | 9/24/2026, 5:29 PM |
| Agency | Harris County Sheriff's Dept. |
| County | Harris County |
| State report | 26-834-CJ |
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CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT
Agency Information
CDR Number: 26-834-CJ
Report Date:
Version Type:
ORIGINAL
VERSION
10/22/2026 3:05
PM
Status: Submitted
Harris County
Sheriff's Dept.
Agency Address: 1200 Baker Street
Agency/Facility Information
Agency Name:
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: Kelly Murphy
Reporter Email: [email protected]
Decedent Information
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Identity of Deceased
First Name: Quang
Middle Name:
Last Name: Truong
Suffix:
Date of Birth: 2/15/1958
Race:
Sex: Male
Asian or Pacific
Islander
Age At Time Of Death: 68
Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Date/Time of Custody or
9/3/2026 10:00 AM
Incident:
Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Death Date and Time: 9/24/2026 5:29 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
Evaluation?: pending
What was the manner of death? (select only one)
Pending autopsy
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Manner of Death: results
Medical Cause of Death:
Medical Cause of Death:
Pending autopsy report
Had the decedent been receiving treatment for the medical condition that caused the death
after admission to your jail's jurisdiction?
Medical Treatment: Yes
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 Pre-existing medical
condition?: condition
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?
1401 St Joseph
Parkway
Street Address:
County: Harris
City: Houston
Zip: 77002
What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred?
Location Category: Other, specify
Other Location Category:
Hospital
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:
Hospital/Infirmary
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: 9/3/2026 10:02 PM
Where did the death occur?
Death Location: Medical facility
General Information
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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:
Fail to Comply Sexual Offender
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)
Type of Offense: Other, specify
Type of Offense, Other:
Fail to Comply Sexual Offender
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
Unknown
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
drugs):
Make suicidal statements?: Unknown
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Exhibit any mental health
Unknown
problems?:
Exhibit any medical problems?: Unknown
At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent:
Barricade self or initiate
Unknown
standoff?:
Resist being handcuffed or
Unknown
arrested?:
Physically attempt/assault
Unknown
officer(s):
Gain possession of officer's
Unknown
weapon:
Verbally threaten other(s)
Unknown
including law:
Escape or attempt to
Unknown
escape/flee custody:
Attempt gain possession
Unknown
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 Tuesday, September 22, 2026, the decedent was medically treated in the jail clinic and subsequently
transported by the Houston Fire Department personnel to an outside hospital. On Thursday, September 24,
2026, the decedent went into cardiac arrest, life saving measures were performed. At 5:29 p.m. a medical
provider pronounced death.
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