Jorge Guerrero
Name: Jorge Guerrero
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 12/23/2007
Location: 12501 Montana Ave.
El Paso, Texas, 79938
County: El Paso
Agency: El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: A deputy who pulled Guerrero over for speeding learned that he was named in a warrant and ordered him out of the vehicle, which was also occupied by his 12-year-old daughter. Guerrero resisted arrest. Deputies pepper-sprayed, struck and handcuffed Guerrero, then took him to East Montana Sub-Station. Guerrero hanged himself in the bathroom. The sheriff's office learned after Guerrero's death that he planned to commit suicide if he ever went to jail again.
Unique ID: 6767
News article: Link
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