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Harris County Rules Alejandro Corona Jr. Death a Homicide After Police Taser
Summary by The Houston Editorial Desk · As published by FOX 26 Houston
· July 16, 2026
· 2 min read
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Harris County's medical examiner classified the death of a 43-year-old Houston man as homicide after a police Taser deployment outside his east Houston home.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 16, 2026 ·
Source: FOX 26 Houston ·
Reading time: 2 min
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