Thomas Jessie Ramirez

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

Officers were alerted to a man acting suspiciously, possibly tampering with vehicles near 19th and H streets. When the officers made contact with the suspect, there was a short struggle, and the suspect was taken to the main jail. Shortly after his arrival, he became unresponsive and was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Media reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Thomas Jessie Ramirez, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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