2011-06-05
At 1:42 AM, on Sunday June 5, 2011, officers were dispatched to 1317 Jason on a cardiac call with a family member performing CPR. Upon arrival the officers found Dagoberto Blanco, H/M 47, dead in the driveway of his home. It appears that Mr. Blanco was stabbed in his upper body and collapsed. Justice of the Peace Thomas Jones responded to the scene and ordered that an autopsy be performed on Mr. Blanco in Lubbock, Texas on Monday June 6, 2011. The preliminary autopsy conducted on Dagoberto Blanco in Lubbock, Texas on 06-06-2011, found that he died from a stab wound he received Sunday.
Over the time frame since Dagoberto Blanco's death, the investigation has had a few leads, but none have yet to develop into a suspect's identification. The investigation is still on-going and anyone with information is asked to call the Special Crimes Unit at 378-9468 or Crime Stoppers at 374-4400. Anyone with information is asked to contact Amarillo Crime Stoppers. Amarillo Crime Stoppers provides several methods for those with information about Dagoberto’s death, to be remain anonymous. An anonymous tipster may possibly even receive a reward if the information leads to the arrest of the suspect. Amarillo Crime Stoppers pays rewards of up to $1,000. If anyone has information on Dagoberto Blanco's death, call Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 374-4400 or go on-line at amapolice.org to “Submit a Tip” on-line.
Friends remember stabbing victim as 'nice man'
JOE GAMM
The Amarillo man who died in his driveway early this morning of an apparent stab wound had hosted friends watching boxing on television Saturday evening while his wife was at a family celebration, acquaintances said.
Dagoberto Blanco, 47, of 1317 Jason Ave., died about 1:40 a.m. today, of an apparent stab wound, authorities said. Police said when they arrived on the scene they found family members performing CPR on Blanco.
Blanco was apparently stabbed in the upper body and collapsed, police said. He died at the scene. No arrests have been made today. A justice of the peace ordered an autopsy, which is scheduled for Monday in Lubbock, police said.
Jesus M. Perez, 61, a friend of Blanco's, said Blanco had friends in the house to watch boxing on television Saturday evening while his wife attended a quinceanera-a Latin American celebration of a girl's 15th birthday.
Friends and neighbors described Perez as a hard-working, conscientious father. They said he had three grown daughters and two granddaughters. Perez said he and Blanco, whom friends called Doggo, came from the same town in Mexico-Gran Morelos, Chihuahua.
"He was a nice man," Perez said.
Gino Lafuente, 63, of Amarillo, another good friend, said one of Blanco's daughters called him with the news of the death early this morning.