News article
Thursday night at about 8:40, Officer Mark Thomas responded to an injured subject call at a business in the 5200 block of S. 1st Street after Fire Department personnel had already been dispatched to the scene for a male subject reportedly not breathing. APD Dispatch had been contacted by a family member from the scene about the status of the man. The man was taken to Hendrick Medical Center for treatment. Justice of the Peace A. L. Deatherage was requested at the hospital and he pronounced the male subject deceased at 8:54 pm. Next of kin notification was made. Judge Deatherage ordered an autopsy of the man. The preliminary investigation, conducted with the help of detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division, revealed that the man was located inside a vehicle by a family member. The man was identified as Christopher Lee Delacruz, age 24, of Abilene, TX. Several people were contacted during this investigation and it is believed that Mr. Delacruz was last seen in the vehicle at approximately 4:00 pm Thursday before his vehicle was located by a family member approximately four hours later. Mr. Delacruz’s body was transported to Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office for the autopsy. No foul play is suspected. This investigation continues.
From what I heard there was people with him when this happened; he was going into a seizure and they just left him in his truck He possibly could still be alive if the people hadn't left him there to die...
