Ricardo Gray
Ricardo Gray, 25, died on November 5, 2024, after being held at the Fort Bend County Jail in Texas. He was taken to Oak Bend Hospital in Richmond and then to Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, where he died. The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said he died by suicide and that an internal inquiry found no policy infraction by jail staff. A death report filed with the Texas Office of the Attorney General said he had shown mental health problems, though it gave no details, and the medical examiner's autopsy report was still pending, so the investigation remained open.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The sheriff's office says Gray died by suicide and an internal inquiry found no policy infraction by jail staff, while a state death report says he had shown mental health problems but gives no details.
Reported by: Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Office of the Attorney General death report (outside investigators).