Medical examiner says wild animal killed Lipan man; Hood County sheriff closes investigation
The Sheriff’s office said that they support the ruling since there were no signs of foul play in Whiteley’s death. Author: Eline de Bruijn Updated: 3:24 PM CST January 26, 2021
At the time, the office said Christopher Allen Whiteley, 28, died on Dec. 3 of a mountain lion attack, while the Texas Parks and Wildlife disputed that it was a mountain lion.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death as an accident due to injuries of the neck due to animal attack, the sheriff s office said in a news release.
“There were so many irresponsible people last night, shooting firearms in the city,” Lt. Christopher Cook. “It's just a very somber mood on staff today.”
A short time later, police were notified by officers in Grand Prairie that a 4-year-old boy had been taken to a hospital there and that the child died of an apparent gunshot wound to the head.
Police confirmed to NBC 5 Friday afternoon that they interviewed four adults, two who were at the hospital and two who returned to the apartment after leaving the hospital, who told police they were in the apartment at the time of the shooting.
Lt. Christopher Cook with the Arlington Police Department said Friday afternoon one of the adults told police initially that the bullet was a stray that had entered the apartment from the outside through the sliding glass door.
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Editor s note: This story has been updated with additional information from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner s Office.
University of Utah football player and Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year Ty Jordan died following a gunshot incident Friday night in Denton, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner s Office and the Denton Police Department.
The university confirmed Saturday that Jordan, a 19-year-old freshman and former West Mesquite High School graduate, died.
âWords cannot express the devastation and heartache that our team is feeling right now upon learning of the tragic death of our teammate and brother, Ty Jordan,â Utah football coach Kyle Whittingham said in a statement from the university. âTyâs personality and smile were infectious and he made a huge impact on our program in the short time he was with us.â