Roll of Honor
Incident
Detention Officer Dionicio Camacho suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting defensive tactics training at the agency's academy.
He had just finished five minutes of running and was in a simulated fight with an instructor when he collapsed. Paramedics were called and performed CPR before transporting Officer Camacho to a local hospital. He remained on life support for two days before passing away.
Officer Camacho had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for only four months.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detention Officer Camacho served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Officer Camacho.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detention Officer Dionicio M. Camacho is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TX, 88 of 2,421 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Harris County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 56 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 8.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dionicio M. Camacho's cause is highlighted.
How Dionicio M. Camacho Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Dionicio M. Camacho is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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