Death Row Information

Offender Information

	Name	Medina, Hector Rolando
	TDCJ Number	999547
	Date of Birth	08/24/1979
	Date Received	03/09/2009
	Age (when Received)	29
	Education Level (Highest Grade Completed)	9th Grade
	Date of Offense	03/04/2007
	Age (at the time of Offense)	27
	County	Dallas
	Race	Hispanic
	Gender	Male
	Hair Color	Black
	Height	5' 7"
	Weight	130
	Eye Color	Brown
	Native County	San Miguel
	Native State	El Salvador

Prior Occupation
Laborer, Fork Lift

Prior Prison Record
No previous arrest.

Summary of Incident
On March 4, 2007, police responded to a call of shots that had been fired to find the subject lying in the front yard with a gunshot wound to the neck and a 25 caliber pistol lying next to him on the ground. Police then checked the residence and found the victim Javier Medina three (3) year old Hispanic male son and Diana Medina eight (8) month old Hispanic female daughter shot in the residence. The victim Diana Medina was deceased and Javier Medina was brain dead at this time. Witnesses were contacted and advised police that the subject was seen in the front yard when he shot himself with the handgun. The subject was arrested at the hospital and transferred to Dallas County Jail one (1) week later.

Co-Defendants
None

Race and Gender of Victim
One (1) three year old Hispanic male son and one (1) eight month old Hispanic female daughter.