Thomas Anthony Hawkins

CUSTODIAL DEATH REPORT Agency Information ORIGINAL CDR Number: 26-525-UF Version Type: VERSION Report Date: 7/12/2026 8:36 AM Status: Submitted Agency/Facility Information San Marcos Police Agency Name: Agency Address: 2300 S. IH-35 Dept. Agency City: San Marcos Agency State: TX Agency Zip: 78666 Director Information Director Salutation: Chief Director First Name: Stan Director Middle Name: Director Last Name: Standridge Reporter Name: Bob Klett Reporter Email: [email protected] Decedent Information Custodial Death Report :: Page 1 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Identity of Deceased First Name: Thomas Middle Name: Anthony Last Name: Hawkins Suffix: III Date of Birth: 2/10/2001 Sex: Male Black or African Race: American Age At Time Of Death: 25 Date/Time of Custody (arrest, incarceration) (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Date/Time of Custody or 6/26/2026 11:43 Incident: PM Date/Time of Death (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm AM/PM): Death Date and Time: 6/26/2026 9:08 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) Homicide (includes Manner of Death: Justifiable Custodial Death Report :: Page 2 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Homicide) Medical Cause of Death: Medical Cause of Death: 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: No 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 Custodial Death Report :: Page 3 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- Location / Custody Information Where did the event causing the death occur? Street Address: 3085 Hwy 123 City: San Marcos County: Hays Zip: 78666 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 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 Custodial Death Report :: Page 4 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- 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: Aggravated Assault Against a Public Servant 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 Decedent Display or Use Displayed other Weapon Details: weapon, specify: Specify Weapon Displayed: Table knife Custodial Death Report :: Page 5 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- 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 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 Make suicidal statements?: No 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 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 No 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: San Marcos Police Department received a call reporting an individual with active felony warrants at an apartment complex. One of those felony warrants was issued as a result of a San Marcos Police investigation Custodial Death Report :: Page 6 of 7 --- PAGE BREAK --- involving an Assault Family Violence Impeding Breath or Circulation, originally reported to the San Marcos Police Department on February 10, 2025. The caller also reported the suspect, later identified as Thomas Anthony Hawkins III, age 25, had additional warrants. Our 911 Dispatch Center confirmed two additional fullextradition warrants: Assault on a Peace Officer out of Tarrant County from 2023 and Continuous Violence Against the Family out of Bell County in 2020. Three officers arrived at the apartment complex located at 3085 State Highway 123. The involved apartment was on the top floor. Officers knocked and announced themselves as police. After a third attempt, the door was opened. An adult female came out and confirmed the suspect was inside. She advised officers that there were several adults and two children in the apartment and that two firearms — belonging to her and her partner — were also inside. Her partner, who is the brother of the deceased, exited the apartment shortly thereafter, holding one of the children in his arms. After being told about the purpose of the officers being there, the brother handed the child to the mother and returned into the apartment to bring the suspect out. During this time, one of the three officers went downstairs and saw the suspect exit the apartment onto the balcony near the railing. The officer told him to go back into the apartment. This officer remained on the ground floor. When the suspect’s brother did not immediately return from inside the apartment, an officer knocked and announced that they were not going to go away. The door then opened, with the suspect being removed from the apartment by his brother. The suspect was holding a knife raised near his headOne of the officers was standing right outside the door at the top of the stairs. As the suspect lunged with the knife toward the officer, that officer discharged his firearm, striking the suspect. The suspect fell to the ground face down. He remained in possession of the knife and began to roll over, at which point the two officers discharged their firearms multiple times. The suspect was handcuffed and treated by San Marcos Hays County EMS. He was transported to Ascension Seton Hospital, where after a short time he was pronounced deceased. Custodial Death Report :: Page 7 of 7