FORT WORTH, Texas—Prosecutors in Denver might seek charges against a suspect — if they can determine his identity — after a December death from a 1973 shooting.
The death in Fort Worth of 54-year-old Craig Buford has been ruled a homicide, caused by multiple organ failure from complications from his decades-old wound.
So far police and prosecutors have been unable to find out who shot Buford in the back and what charges he may have faced in 1973.
Both Buford, who recovered from his injuries, and the suspect were teens at the time.
Buford was hospitalized for months, but healed and had few lasting effects.
Relatives say he drove city buses in Denver and Seattle and was a trucker before retiring. He moved to Fort Worth about a year ago.
Buford recently had surgery after doctors determined his colon had ruptured. He died Dec. 29.
