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Texas LEO dies of heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte was directing traffic at a fire scene and fell ill

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Jose Luis Blancarte.

Photo/Kinney County Sheriff’s Office

Duty Death: Jose Luis Blancarte

End of Service: 23/08/2019

By Police1 Staff

KINNEY COUNTY, Texas – A deputy died after suffering a heart attack at the scene of a vehicle fire.

According to ODMP, 47-year-old Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte was directing traffic at the fire scene and fell ill.

He became unresponsive as he was transported to a local hospital, where he died Friday.

Blancarte was a 20-year veteran of the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office and is survived by his wife and four kids.