Jesse Rodriguez Guerrero (Dupe)

How they died

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Guerrero harassed a group of children outside Jackson Elementary School. Officers responded. Guerrero resisted arrest. Officers subdued Guerrero, took him to a hospital then took him to Hidalgo County Jail and booked him. Guerrero started to seizure. Inmates banged on their cells for help. Guerrero was sent to a hospital, where he died of alcohol withdrawal and restraint. The death was ruled a homicide. 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 Jesse Rodriguez Guerrero (Dupe), and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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