A Fort Worth mother says she is still searching for answers after her 20-year-old son, Crawford Blake Bullock, was found incapacitated on a northwest Fort Worth street and later struck and killed by a police SUV. The death, in the early hours of Dec. 15, 2024, has Bullock's relatives pressing officials for footage, records, and an explanation of why he was left in the roadway. Surveillance, police camera, and witness accounts have produced a detailed timeline that the family says still does not add up.
What the footage shows
Reporting by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says a neighbor's 911 call about gunfire brought officers to the unit block of Northwest 20th Street that night. Surveillance and police dash- and body-camera footage obtained by reporters show Bullock lying in the roadway after an altercation and, minutes later, being struck by a Fort Worth police SUV driven by Officer Brock Atkins. A Texas Department of Transportation accident report described Bullock as "incapacitated" before the collision. The Star-Telegram's review also reports that Atkins initially drove past the scene and only realized he had hit Bullock after watching his dashcam, and that independent experts who viewed the footage told reporters the collision appeared accidental.
Family reaction and memorial
Bullock's mother, Amy Spurlock, says she was not directly notified by police and has pressed the city for records. She launched a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses. A memorial and viewing were held Dec. 21, 2024, according to the obituary from Andrews Corgill Funeral Home.
Medical examiner, experts, and police response
The Tarrant County medical examiner listed blunt-force trauma as Bullock's cause of death but marked the manner of death "inconclusive" and reported post-mortem toxicology showing a blood alcohol concentration between 0.13 and 0.19, according to the Star-Telegram. The paper also reports that Fort Worth police declined to pursue criminal charges against two women seen in surveillance footage and that a Parker County deputy encountered the women after they ran out of gas near Walsh Ranch Parkway. While outside experts who reviewed the video for the reporting said the vehicle collision looked accidental, the medical findings and the unresolved question of who left Bullock incapacitated before the crash have kept the family pressing for more records.
Records and local concerns
Spurlock says city officials initially released some documents in response to her requests, but later denied more recent requests, leaving the family without a complete public timeline of what happened that night. That frustration mirrors broader complaints from other Fort Worth families about slow communication and stretched investigative units, documented in an NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth investigation into the city's cold-case and records practices. Some relatives say those issues contribute to a widening gap between families and officials when serious questions arise.
As Bullock's family continues to push for footage and fuller disclosure, the case has become another flashpoint in ongoing tensions between victims' relatives seeking transparency and law-enforcement processes that, in this instance, resulted in an inconclusive manner of death and no criminal charges. The family's requests and the reporting around the videos have renewed local calls for clearer timelines and more proactive communication from authorities.
