Family sues DPD, DFR in death of transgender women
Screen cap taken from video from an officer’s body cam during the May 26 incident involving Dee Hall. The family of LaDamonyon DeeDee Hall, 47, a Black transgender woman, is suing Dallas Police and paramedics for her death while being transported to Baylor Hospital.
Hall died on May 26, 2022. According to the police report, DPD was called to the 12000 block of Garland Road where Hall was causing a disturbance, yelling and falling down.
She “was taken into custody for a mental health evaluation by Dallas Police and transported by Dallas Fire Rescue to Baylor Hospital where she died.” A 35-minute video shows officers arriving at the location and talking to Hall, who appears frightened and disoriented.
When they arrived, police officers called her “ma’am” and used appropriate pronouns. The police report also uses she/her pronouns.
