Jesse Aguirre
Name: Jesse Aguirre
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 04/12/2013
Location: 2500 S Zarzamora St
San Antonio, Texas, 78207
County: Bexar
Agency: San Antonio Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Aguirre and his girlfriend crashed a stolen vehicle into a fence. Aguirre tried to enter traffic on foot. In dash cam video, three officers bend Aguirre over a median, handcuff him, then flip him over the median. He falls face up. Officers and yank his body upright by his cuffed wrists and frisk him. Medical Examiner Dr. Elizabeth Peacock listed the death as a homicide, but characterized the cause of death as "intoxicated delirium" caused by alcohol and cocaine. Officers Cristina Gonzales, Roberto Mendez, Jennifer Morgan, Bettina Arredondo, Ronald Haley, Benito Juarez, Robert Encina and Douglas Green were named in a lawsuit.
Unique ID: 12629
News article: Link
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