ALTO, Texas — An Alto Police Officer has died after contracting COVID-19, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 8.
"Please keep the Alto Police Department and the family of Alto Police Officer Ryan Vasquez in your thoughts and prayers," the department announced on their Facebook page.
Vasquez had contracted COVID-19 and had a "lengthy struggle" with the virus.
"His family and the Alto Community have suffered a great loss," the post continued. "Godspeed Officer Vasquez."
