Ronnie Dwayne Cesear
Ronnie Dwayne Cesear, 27, was shot by police at an apartment complex in Houston in April 2022. He was taken to Ben Taub Hospital in police custody, where he died on April 17, 2022. The cause of death is listed as complications of a penetrating gunshot wound to the torso, including perforated bowel, necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis. A Harris County jail death listing records the manner of death as homicide, and its details rely on a police account of the incident.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The Harris County Jail death listing gives the cause as complications of a penetrating gunshot wound to the torso, with bowel perforation, necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis.
Reported by: Harris County Jail death listing (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.