EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- Angelica Lujan, the mother of 30-year-old Xavier Hernandez, is asking for the public’s help with photos or videos of the incident that resulted in the death of her son.
As reported, Hernandez was shocked with a stun gun multiple times by an El Paso police officer and later died. According to an autopsy report obtained by KTSM, Hernandez’s death was ruled a homicide. His cause of death determined to be asphyxia due to chest compression while being subdued and restrained by law enforcement.
“With the first few words that were coming out of his mouth, you could tell he was not well. My son started asking for his badge number for the officer and he just switched, and, just turned immediately, and it escalated as if my son was a criminal. He’s unarmed and ultimately w