     ACCORDING TO INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION: THE DECEASED WAS EMPLOYED WITH "MCDONALD'S" RESTAURANT IN A MAINTENANCE POSITION.  ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBERS, THE DEC'D DID'NT HAVE ANY PRIOR MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND WAS IN GOOD HEALTH. HE HAD NOT BEEN SEEN BY A DOCTOR NOR TAKING ANY TYPE MEDICATIONS.
     JULY 22, 1996 WHILE AT WORK, HE COMPLAINED OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH.  FIRE-RESCUE RESPONDED AND FOUND HIM LYING ON THE FLOOR. HE WAS ALERT AND CONFUSED. PULSE, 150 AND RESP 24. AFTER BEING PLACED ON THE STRETCHER, HE SUFFERED SEIZURE-LIKE ACTIVITY THEN WENT INTO FULL CARDIAC ARREST. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HIALEAH HOSPITAL.
     UPON HIS ARRIVAL INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM HE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND IN ASYSTOLE. HE WAS INTUBATED AND RESUSCITATION CONTINUED, HOWEVER ALL EFFORTS WERE WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 2:38 P.M..