Custodial Death Record
Ronald Perez
Tarrant County, Texas - 9/7/2026, 10:04 PM
Record summary
| Name | Ronald Perez |
|---|---|
| Date of death | 9/7/2026, 10:04 PM |
| Agency | River Oaks Police Dept. |
| County | Tarrant County |
| State report | 26-810-UF |
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CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT
Agency Information
CDR Number: 26-810-UF
Report Date:
Version Type:
10/15/2026 10:06
AM
ORIGINAL
VERSION
Status: Submitted
Agency/Facility Information
Agency Name:
River Oaks Police
Dept.
Agency City: River Oaks
Agency Address:
4900 River Oaks
Blvd.
Agency State: TX
Agency Zip: 76114
Director Information
Director Salutation: Chief
Director First Name: Charles
Director Middle Name:
Director Last Name: Stewart
Reporter Name: Eric Perkins
Reporter Email: [email protected]
Decedent Information
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Identity of Deceased
First Name: Ronald
Middle Name:
Last Name: Perez
Suffix:
Date of Birth: 1/13/1968
Sex: Male
Race: Hispanic or Latino
Age At Time Of Death: 58
Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Date/Time of Custody or
9/7/2026 9:28 PM
Incident:
Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM):
Death Date and Time: 9/7/2026 10:04 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
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Homicide)
Medical Cause of Death:
Medical Cause of Death:
Multiple Gunshot Wounds
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?
Street Address: 908 Yale Street
County: Tarrant
City: River Oaks
Zip: 76114
What location category best describes where the event causing the death occurred?
Location Category: Residence/Home
What type of custody/facility was the Decedent in at the time of death:
Pre-Custodial Use
of Force
Type of Custody:
Specific type of custody/facility:
Specific Type of Custody/Facility:
N/A
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
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General Information
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:
None (Mental Health Welfare Check)
Offense 2:
Offense 3:
Were the Charges::
Not filed at time of
death
What were the types of charges or reason for contact? (Hold CTRL to select all that apply)
Medical / Mental
Type of Offense: Health assistance
call
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
Decedent Display or Use Displayed firearm
Weapon Details: without discharge
At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent:
Yes (select all that
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Attempt to Injure Others?: apply)
Attempted to injure
Ways Decedent Attempted To
law enforcement
Injure Others:
personnel
At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent:
Appear intoxicated (alcohol or
Yes
drugs):
Make suicidal statements?: Yes
Exhibit any mental health
Yes
problems?:
Exhibit any medical problems?: No
At any time during the incident and/or entry into the law enforcement facility, did the decedent:
Barricade self or initiate
No
standoff?:
Resist being handcuffed or
N/A
arrested?:
Physically attempt/assault
Yes
officer(s):
Gain possession of officer's
No
weapon:
Verbally threaten other(s)
Yes
including law:
Escape or attempt to
No
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:
Two River Oaks Police Officers were dispatched to the deceased's home in reference to a suicidal subject
welfare check called into dispatch by the deceased's mother. On arrival Officers were meet the in the front
yard by the intoxicated subject who threatened to retrieve a handgun from inside the residence if they did not
turn off their flashlights. While officers were attempting establish a rapport the subject he retreated into the
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residence. Moments later the subject returned to the front yard with a handgun. The subject raised the
handgun at the two officers and began to charge them. Officers fired their handguns, striking the subject who
subsequently died at the scene.
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