If anyone in the Dallas area knows more of what happened, his family needs more information:
The only thing we do know is the last anyone saw him, he was getting in a cab at 1:20am Friday morning (after kickball) at Knox St Pub, then he was taken to the hospital soon after that, found near Greenville and Ross ave. if you have any information please let me know so I can pass along to his family.
Aside from that, we don’t have any more information. :(
Wth. How horrible. Best wishes to to him and his family.
He’s at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
Is his condition improving?
He got into a cab and then was found on the street?! Yipes! That can’t be good at all. :(
This is terrible!
Knox St Pub is almost a dozen blocks from Greenville; lower Greenville (roughly that area) is a well-known heavily trodden bar district. It’s very possible he went to another bar/pub there to hang out/meet some one, and was assaulted shortly thereafter.
Lower Greenville is “traditional” Dallas bar district for laypeople and SMU students who can’t afford the higher, more expensive, trendy places in Uptown. Some good places, bad places, dives, texmex places, and lots of local residents that hate your very presence.
— Alan
Wow - I hope he’s going to be okay. That’s just terrible news.
Oh no, this happened here in dallas? Ugh…
For those looking for an update: I was just in to visit Damien this afternoon. He is still in a medically induced coma. He was brought out of it twice today to assess his condition. He did squeeze his family member’s hand when prompted, but doctor’s say that that can often happen with natural reflexes. He and his family are accepting visitors. Studies and stories from other coma patients have show
n visiting, talking and touching can have some therapeutic effects for him while he’s in a coma, so go tell him who won the Heisman tonight or what you did this weekend if you find yourself with some time. He’s in the Baylor ICU on the 4th floor. Ask a doctor or nurse to lead you back and they will happily. They are still seeking leads in this case, so if you know anything of his whereabouts that evening, please contact the cops.
Update on his status.
Doctors are also checking to see if Damien’s neck was broken. Thanks for updating, it’s been difficult for the family to find time to post updates on Facebook. The family is touched by all the hospital visitors and comments/concerns on Facebook. It’s reassuring to know that so many people care for Damien and are praying for his recovery. Thanks again for your concern and continual prayers for my cousin.
'nother update
My family is praying for him. Just so horrible.
Best wishes and prayers for a full and speedy recovery for Damien as well as his friends and loved ones.
So horrible. :( I sure hope he pulls through this.
Jesus. He got beat up by someone? God this is awful.
Sincerest hopes everything turns out OK.
Damn. Poor Damien. My thoughts are with his family and best wishes for a complete recovery. It’s hard to believe nobody knows what happened to him or saw anything. Does anyone in Dallas know if this made the local news? Are police out searching for the attacker(s)? Someone has to have seen something, and at this point whomever attacked him is looking at felonious assault charges at the very least. That’s pretty major.
Damn… hope Damien gets better soon.
I’m very sorry to hear the news. Judging by his posts, he always seemed like a good guy. I hope for his full recovery.
Get well soon…