A Davis-Monthan airman who was found in June lying in a street in a South Side neighborhood died after suffering blows to his head, according to an autopsy report obtained by the Star on Friday.
Airman 1st Class Brian I. Santos, 24, died at University Medical Center on June 11, a day after he was discovered near East Valencia Road and South Alvernon Way on the pavement in the middle the night, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
The Sheriff’s Department has completed its investigation into Santos’s death and it was turned over to the County Attorney’s office, which declined to prosecute, said Deputy Dawn Hanke, a Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman.
The manner of death was certified as homicide, the autopsy report says. The blunt impact to the airman’s head cracked his skull and caused brain contusions. He also had cuts and bruises on his face, scalp and torso, the report says.
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About 2 a.m. on June 10, Santos apparently went to a house party in the 3900 block of East Agate Knoll Drive, said Hanke.
Deputies were called to the area and found Santos on the road near East Agate Knoll Drive and South Copper Bloom Avenue, southwest of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Hanke said.
