Overview
- Medina County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a 911 report of a male with a knife acting erratically in Castroville on Nov. 8.
- According to the sheriff’s account, Duarte did not comply with commands, charged the deputy while yelling threats, and was shot twice.
- Deputies provided medical aid at the scene before Duarte was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- The updated police account contrasts with initial posts from family and his agency describing a “horrible incident” without details.
- A GoFundMe to return his remains to California and cover funeral costs has raised more than $60,000, with supporters noting he is survived by his wife, Jessica, and their 6-year-old daughter, Oakley.