     ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION:  THE DECEASED WAS AN ELDERLY MALE WHO WAS A PASSENGER ON THE METRO BUS ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1996.  AT ABOUT 6:00 AM, THE BUS WAS IN THE AREA OF 103RD STREET AND 87TH AVENUE WHEN THE DRIVER NOTICED THE DECEASED WAS NOT BREATHING.  EMERGENCY RESCUE UNITS WERE SUMMONED AND RESPONDED. THEY INITIATED CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AS HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL. HE WAS PRONOUNDED DEAD UPON ARRIVAL. 
     FAMILY MEMBERS ADVISED POLICE THAT THE DECEASED HAD NOT COMPLAINED OF ANY PROBLEMS OR DISCOMFORT, AND THAT HE WAS NOT UNDER THE CARE OF A DOCTOR.