Marcelo Garcia, 46, from Houston, Texas, on 14 April 2021

April 14, 2021 | Houston, Texas

Marcelo Garcia, 46, from Houston, Texas, on 14 April 2021

Victim Info

NameMarcelo Garcia
RaceHispanic/Latino
Age46
GenderMale

Details

Garcia's wife called police saying her husband was having a mental health crisis at their home. While the deputy was en route, he requested a mental health unit but none was available. Garcia allegedly confronted the deputy at the frton door with a knife. The deputy asked Garcia to drop the knife, but he allegedly did not. The deputy used his taser on Garcia, and then discharged his weapon several times, killing Garcia.

Primary Evidence & Links

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/04/14/deputy-shoots-kills-knife-wielding-man-in-northeast-harris-county-authorities-say/

Additional Evidence

Victim NameMarcelo Garcia
Victim Age46
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceHispanic
Address Of Incident5900 Sunflower Prairie Court
CityHouston
StateTX
Zipcode77049
CountyHarris
Agency Responsible For DeathHarris County Sheriff's Office
Ori Agency IdentifierTX1010000
Cause Of DeathGunshot, Taser
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessYes
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weaponknife
Alleged Threat Levelother
Fleeing
Body Camerano
Wapo Id6780
Off Duty Killing
GeographySuburban
Image Of Victim
Encounter TypeMental Health/Welfare Check
Initial Reported Reasonmental health crisis

Source

Source ID: 9104 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Washington Post -Marcelo Garcia, 46, from Houston, Texas - shot and Tasered on 14 April 2021
Fatal Encounters -Marcelo Garcia, 46, from Carpenters Landing, Texas, on 14 April 2021

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 88218eaddf2623af387e2df6f75640e68db2c254818b240f95634696e50374d8

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 88218eaddf2623af387e2df6f75640e68db2c254818b240f95634696e50374d8

Dynamically generated hash: 88218eaddf2623af387e2df6f75640e68db2c254818b240f95634696e50374d8

Hashes Match?

YES

How is the comparison calculated?

The hash stored in the database is used as the identifier for this report, and can be seen in the URL. The hash from the Mainchain Tx is the hash sent to and stored on Mainchain. Finally, the "generated hash" is generated each time this page is loaded, using the same data used for the hash submitted to Mainchain.

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