Deanna Cook
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Delvecchio Patrick
On the 911 recording, Deanna Cook pleads to her ex-husband to stop attacking
her.
“Delvecchio, why are you doing this?” she screams during the Friday morning call, according to police documents. “Red, please stop, I didn’t do anything to you.”
Two Dallas police officers were sent to her home in the Rylie area of southeast Dallas. No one answered the door, and they left.
Two days later, her family found Cook, 32, dead in her home. Her ex-husband, 35-year-old Delvecchio Patrick, who had repeatedly threatened to kill her and been convicted of prior family violence attacks on her, finally succeeded in taking her life, authorities say. He is being held at Lew Sterrett Justice Center in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Friends and family of Cook, who said she went by “De-de,” criticized police for not doing more to try to help her on Friday.
“That’s negligence,” said friend Lakesha Davis, 37. “They kick in your door for everything else … It needs to be investigated.”
Dallas Police Chief David Brown did not respond to a request for comment, but the department issued a statement Monday evening stating that it is conducting a “comprehensive review” of how communications personnel and patrol officers handled the call.
“Delvecchio, why are you doing this?” she screams during the Friday morning call, according to police documents. “Red, please stop, I didn’t do anything to you.”
Two Dallas police officers were sent to her home in the Rylie area of southeast Dallas. No one answered the door, and they left.
Two days later, her family found Cook, 32, dead in her home. Her ex-husband, 35-year-old Delvecchio Patrick, who had repeatedly threatened to kill her and been convicted of prior family violence attacks on her, finally succeeded in taking her life, authorities say. He is being held at Lew Sterrett Justice Center in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Friends and family of Cook, who said she went by “De-de,” criticized police for not doing more to try to help her on Friday.
“That’s negligence,” said friend Lakesha Davis, 37. “They kick in your door for everything else … It needs to be investigated.”
Dallas Police Chief David Brown did not respond to a request for comment, but the department issued a statement Monday evening stating that it is conducting a “comprehensive review” of how communications personnel and patrol officers handled the call.
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