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Hannah Rapp Death Investigation

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Professional boxer Hannah Rapp, 26, was fatally struck by a car while riding her bicycle in Brazos County, Texas. The driver, Charles Medina, 31, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Rapp had challenged for the WBC women's featherweight championship and worked as a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M University.

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  1. Brazos County, Texas, United States
  2. College Station, Texas, United States
  3. Orlando, Florida, United States

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2026-08-15 to 2026-11-12 · UTC publication dates

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  1. Driver Charles Medina arrested and charged with manslaughter in Hannah Rapp death

    Charles Medina, 31, the driver of the car that struck Hannah Rapp, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Medina was held at the Brazos County Detention Center on a $250,000 bond. According to jail records, this was his 13th booking since 2012.

    1 corroborating report

  2. Boxer Hannah Rapp struck and killed by car while riding bicycle in Texas

    Hannah Rapp, 26, a professional boxer who challenged for the WBC women's featherweight championship in June, was struck by a car while riding her bicycle along a highway in Brazos County, Texas on Saturday morning. A car passed her, then stopped, reversed, and hit her. She was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

    1 corroborating report

  3. Hannah Rapp turned professional boxer in 2024 while working at Texas A&M

    Hannah Rapp, a native of Yorktown, Indiana and former track athlete at Purdue University, turned professional as a boxer in 2024. While pursuing her boxing career, she maintained a full-time job as a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.

    1 corroborating report

  4. Hannah Rapp lost WBC women's featherweight title fight to Tiara Brown in June

    Hannah Rapp fought for the WBC women's featherweight championship against Tiara Brown at MVPW-04 on June 13 at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando. Rapp entered the fight with an 8-0-1 record but lost by unanimous decision.

    1 corroborating report

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