Overview
- Texas public safety officials confirm the Nov. 8 shooting is an officer-involved case under active Texas Rangers investigation.
- The Medina County Sheriff's Office says Duarte refused commands and charged a deputy with a knife, leading her to fire two shots before he was taken to a San Antonio hospital where he died.
- In an Instagram tribute, Jessica Duarte said funeral arrangements are underway and asked the media and public to stop sharing false narratives.
- Duarte, known online as “FoodWithBearHands” to more than 2 million followers, had traveled to Medina County for the Open Fire Meat Up event in Hondo.
- An official cause of death has not been released, and a GoFundMe for his wife and 6-year-old daughter has raised tens of thousands of dollars.