Texas Deputy Found Dead Inside Cruiser

First responders broke the car window to reach the 26-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, but were unable to resuscitate him.
Feb. 14, 2017
Harris County Sheriff's Department
First responders broke the car window to reach the 26-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, but were unable to resuscitate him.
First responders broke the car window to reach the 26-year veteran of the Harris County Sheriff's Office, but were unable to resuscitate him.

CROSBY, Texas -- A Harris County sheriff's deputy who was found dead in his cruiser late Monday or early on Valentine's Day appears to have died of natural causes, according to media reports.

A gas station clerk in Crosby noticed the police cruiser idling shortly before midnight Monday and knocked on the windows, KHOU reports. They called 911 and first responders broke the car window to reach the deputy, a 26-year veteran, but were unable to resuscitate him.

At least 20 police vehicles escorted the fallen deputy to the medical examiner's office just before 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to KTRK. A dispatcher said it appeared the man died of a heart attack.

Copyright 2017 Houston Chronicle

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