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County Precinct 3 Deputy Constable Raymond Nieto responded to a
call for law enforcement assistance, on December 16, 1998, involving
a juvenile suspect on Sheldon Road in Eastern Harris County. Deputy
Nieto, 42, was in the process of apprehending the suspect when the
juvenile struck Deputy Nieto in his chest several times with his
head. After arresting the suspect and placing him in a patrol car,
Deputy Nieto had a massive heart attack and fell to the ground.
Other deputies at the scene performed CPR on Deputy Nieto who was
then life-flighted to Herman Hospital where he died. Deputy Nieto
is survived by his wife Margaret and two sons, Jeremy and Jonathan.
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