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ON THE SCENE | Dallas Fire Rescue workers stand outside yellow tape cordoning off a downed power line
at the Sycamore Tree Apartments in Oak Lawn Wednesday. Resident Robert Ragan was killed at the scene.
(John Wright/Dallas Voice.)
Officials say Robert Ragan was
killed when he came in contact with
a downed power line following
Tuesday's storm
JOHN WRIGHT I Online Editor
wright@dallasvoice.com
A man identified as 35-year-old Robert Ragan
died Tuesday night, May 24, after he apparently
crossing crime-scene tape surroundin g a downed
power line and was electrocuted, according to
Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans.
Evans said Fire Rescue crews responded to a
report of a downed power line at the Sycamore
Tree Apartments, at 5051 Lahoma St., at 10:08.
p.m. Tuesday following severe storms, including
some reported tornados, that lashed North Texas
earlier that evening. They cordoned off the area
around the power line and waited for crews from
Oncor to arrive.
Evans said that Ragan, who lived in the apart-
ment complex, apparently wandered into the
area while it was cordoned off. He was found
shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday by someone from
the apartment complex's management.
"Based on statements that we've gathered
from one lady that claimed she heard a scream,
and the alleged roommate who claims that they
came home after drinking... that puts him inside
the perimeter after we had already established
it," Evans said.
Ragan was been active in the local bear and
leather communities, as well as the United Court
system, according to reports. He had also worked
as a gay porn actor/model who went by the name
Robert Elephante. According to his Facebook pro-
file, Ragan graduated from Mesquite High School
in 1994 and the University of Texas at Dallas in
2006, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in ac-
counting. A man listed as Ragan's boyfriend on
Facebook couldn't be reached for comment. ■
RUNOFF
From Page 4
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Fort
Worth Business Press and, generally, speaking has
the backing of the city's business community.
Lane, on the other hand, is backed by the city's
firefighter and police officers associations, as well
as the Retired Firefighters Association, the African
American Firefighters association, former fire
chief Larry McMillen, former police chief Ralph
Mendoza and District Attorney Joe Shannon.
This week, Lane announced that he has also
been endorsed by two of the other three candi-
dates from the general election: Cathy Hirt, who
was third in the general election with 21 percent
and Nicholas Zebrun, who won less than 1 per-
cent of the vote.
The fifth general election candidate, former
state Rep. Dan Barrett, has not backed either can-
didate in the runoff. He garnered 8 percent of the
general election vote.
Turnout in Fort Worth's general election barely
topped 10 percent of the city's 326,623 registered
voters. And both Price and Lane said that getting
their supporters back to the polls on June 18 for
the runoff will be the key to victory.
"We obviously had, far and away the most vot-
ers on Election Day," Price said. "What we have to
do now is reach and touch our voters again and get
them back to the polls for the runoff. We're going
to send out mailers, call people, knock doors, do
meet-and-greet events. I'm going to get out there
and shake hands and get to know people."
Price said she would also be sticking to her
same message that put her in the lead in May.
"Our message is about bringing good business
sense to City Hall, about cutting taxes and build-
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