2016-01-06
Police seeking information on suspects of suspicious death in Southeast Amarillo | KVII
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Amarillo police are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect who may have been involved in a suspicious death Wednesday night.According to APD, officers were sent to the McDonalds at 1815 S. Grand St. on a welfare check around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 6
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Amarillo police are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect who may have been involved in a suspicious death Wednesday night.
According to APD, officers were sent to the McDonalds at 1815 S. Grand St. on a welfare check around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 6. The caller told officers there was a male in a white Hyundai and appeared unresponsive.
When officer arrived at the scene, they found the vehicle in the parking lot of the McDonalds and found a white male slumped over in his seat deceased. The scene was secured by field officers and the APD Special Crimes Unit was notified. Investigation determined the victim, who was later identified as 28-year-old Zachary Scott Cooper from Canadian, Texas, had suffered a gunshot wound to the torso.
APD said further investigation revealed a white or Hispanic male and the victim had driven to the Walmart right next to the McDonalds at 3700 I-40 East. The other male apparently got out of the Hyundai and went inside the store while the victim stayed in the parked vehicle. Just a few minutes after that, police said a different subject came to the passenger's side of the vehicle and talked to Cooper through a window. That subject later got into the vehicle and Cooper started to leave the parking lot. At some point during this, another person got into the Hyundai before it got to the McDonalds parking lot.
According to police, the victim was shot while sitting in the vehicle and two subjects were seen getting out of the Hyundai and getting into another vehicle driven by a third subject. That vehicle, which was a two-door sports coupe that may have been gray, then left the area.
Potter County Justice of the Peace Gary Jackson ordered an autopsy, which is scheduled for Thursday.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call APD Special Crimes at (806)378-9468 or Amarillo Crime Stoppers at (806)374-4400. An anonymous online tip can also be submitted by clicking here.