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Kevin Alexander Sanchez-Trejo

21 years old · died February 12, 2022 · Harris County Detention Center, Harris County, Texas

Kevin Alexander Sanchez-Trejo, 21, died in February 2022 while held at the Harris County Jail in Texas. The Texas Office of the Attorney General's custodial death report records his death on February 12, 2022. According to his death report, the cause was acute toxicity from the combined effects of fentanyl and heroin, and he was found unresponsive in his cell. His mother, Ana Garcia, joined a federal lawsuit against the county in April 2024 seeking accountability for his death, and the lawsuit's claims are not yet resolved.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. His death report lists acute toxicity from fentanyl and heroin as the cause, and he was found unresponsive in his cell.

Reported by: his death report; Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report.

Lawsuit: His mother, Ana Garcia, joined a federal lawsuit against Harris County in April 2024.

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