Longmont police investigating possible connections between injured man, missing woman
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Longmont police are investigating whether there is a connection between a man found with serious head injuries at about 2:30 a.m. Monday morning in the alley west of 3's Bar and the March 18 disappearance of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia.
Tyler Bullock has been hospitalized in an intensive care unit for head trauma with bleeding in his brain, according to his sister, Kristal Beecher. ( Kristal Beecher / Courtesy Photo )
Officers were dispatched to the alley after an anonymous caller reported a man was unconscious behind the bar at 333 Main St.
The man, who was identified as Tyler Bullock, was found at the same time of day and near the same location Gutierrez-Garcia, 34, was last seen before she was reported missing.
Police would not confirm or deny Wednesday whether Bullock knew Gutierrez-Garcia as part of the investigation into her disappearance.
"The only connection is the time of morning and the location," Longmont police Cmdr. Joel Post said. "We're following up on leads on both cases. We'll see if they connect."
A police report on the incident involving Bullock indicates he was alone when he was found laying on his left side with blood around his nose and on his gums, as well as blood on the cement nearby. His breath smelled of alcohol, officers said, and he was later found to have a blood-alcohol content of .34.
Officers asked Bullock, 26, if he had been assaulted or gotten into a fight and called for medical assistance.
He was transported to Longmont United Hospital, and although currently conscious, he remained hospitalized as of Wednesday evening in an intensive care unit for head trauma with bleeding in his brain under close supervision by doctors, according to Bullock's sister, Kristal Beecher.
Officers initially closed their investigation into Bullock's injuries due to a lack of additional information, but Post said Wednesday police are hoping to collect any video surveillance footage of the area around the time the man was found in the alley.
After he regained consciousness in the hospital, Bullock assumed he had fallen off his skateboard, Beecher said, but police didn't find a skateboard near the alley.
"He was very confused, though, and had no idea what had actually happened," Beecher said.
She is seeking additional information about the cause of her brother's injuries, which include minor trauma to the back of his head, trauma to the front of his head and a broken nose in addition to the bleeding in the brain, she posted on Facebook.
The internal bleeding is "acting like an aneurysm, spreading through his entire brain right now," Beecher said. "They're hoping his body absorbs it. They've got a close watch."
She has asked anyone who was in downtown Longmont bars 3's, Breakers Grill or The Speakeasy on Sunday or early Monday morning to come forward.
Post would not say whether police suspect Bullock's injuries were inflicted by a person.
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