Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Friday, October 23, 2009
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 4 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: October 21, 2009
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Detention Officer Dionicio Camacho suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting defensive tactics training at the agency's academy.
He had just finished five minutes of running and was in a simulated fight with an instructor when he collapsed. Paramedics were called and performed CPR before transporting Officer Camacho to a local hospital. He remained on life support for two days before passing away.
Officer Camacho had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for only four months. He is survived by his wife and son.