Overview
- Medina County officials say deputies responded on Nov. 8 in Castroville to a 911 report of a man with a knife acting erratically.
- A female deputy allegedly fired two rounds after Duarte charged and threatened to kill her, according to the preliminary account provided to media.
- Deputies rendered aid at the scene, and Duarte was taken to University Hospital in San Antonio, where he was pronounced dead.
- Duarte, known online as FoodWithBearHands, built a large following for barbecue and grilling videos and is survived by his wife and 6-year-old daughter.
- A GoFundMe and tribute product sales have raised tens of thousands of dollars toward repatriation and funeral costs, with funeral arrangements not yet finalized.