EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The family of the 30-year-old man who had a confrontation with El Paso Police officers in July along Interstate 10 and later died will host a candlelight vigil to honor his life.
The vigil for Xavier Hernandez, 30, will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Eastwood Park, 3110 Parkwood St.
As KTSM previously reported, Hernandez was stunned with a stun gun multiple times by an El Paso Police officer on July 13 at I-10 at Yarbrough.
The stun gun was ineffective, police said at the time, and another officer and a witness helped to subdue Hernandez, who became unresponsive.
CPR was performed, and Hernandez was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
His cause of death, which was ruled as a homicide, was asphyxia due to chest compression while being subdued and restrained by law enforcement. A contributing factor was cocaine toxicity, according to the autopsy report obtained by KTSM.
The autopsy also revealed multiple abrasions, contusions, and puncture marks on his body.
Hernandez’s family said they are hosting this vigil to “demand mental health training, crisis response, and change so that no other family has to endure this pain.”
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