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Jason Gonzalez-Landaverde

died August 2, 2021 · Maverick County, Texas

Homeland Security Today reports that Jason Gonzalez-Landaverde was a citizen of El Salvador and says nothing more about his life or family. On August 2, 2021, Border Patrol agents apprehended him near Eagle Pass, Texas, and according to CBP reports, the agents restrained him, placed him on the hood of a vehicle, and later had him wait on the ground for a transport vehicle. The report says that when the transport arrived about an hour later he was unresponsive, and EMS determined he had died. The Texas Rangers are investigating the cause of death, and CBP and the Webb County Medical Examiner's Office are reviewing the incident.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. CBP reports that agents restrained him, put him on a vehicle hood and then the ground, and found him unresponsive when a transport arrived; the Texas Rangers are investigating the cause and CBP and the Webb County Medical Examiner's Office are reviewing it.

Reported by: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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