Killeen Police are Conducting a Death Investigation on York Avenue
Killeen, TX (February 29, 2024): On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at approximately 12:41 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 800 block of York Avenue in reference to a 911 call about a male needing EMS. A City of Killeen Solid Waste employee was in the area and observed multiple individuals attempting to assist a 20-year-old male who was lying on the sidewalk. Upon the officers’ arrival, they located the unresponsive victim and paramedics advised he was deceased.
The Office of the Justice of the Peace Nicola James pronounced the victim deceased and ordered an autopsy to be performed at the Southwest Institute of Forensic Science.
We would like to let the community know that there is no foul play suspected and no threat to the public.
This investigation is ongoing and there is no additional information at this time.
Ofelia Miramontez
Public Affairs
Killeen Police Department
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