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Border Patrol Agent Jeffrey Ramirez | United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government

Border Patrol Agent

Jeffrey Ramirez

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Saturday, September 15, 2012

Biographical Info

Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Date of Incident: August 22, 2012
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Border Patrol Agent Jeffrey Ramirez died several weeks after suffering symptoms of heatstroke during a defensive tactics training exercise in Hebbronville, Texas, on a day where temperatures were above 90-degrees.

He was transported to a hospital when he began to feel ill where he was treated for dehydration and released. After failing to wake up the following morning, he was transported back to the hospital where he remained on life support until passing away on September 15th, 2012.

Agent Ramirez had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years and was assigned to the Hebbronville Station. He is survived by his wife, son, parents, sister, and two brothers.