Travis County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of 15-year-old Amanda De La Torre, who they believe suffered a fatal skull fracture at a party on April 30.
Torre, who had been in a coma since the incident, was taken off life support this morning and died, officials said. She was a student at Vandegrift High School in the Leander school district.
Sheriff’s spokesman Roger Wade said Torre was with students from Vandegrift, Cedar Park and Lake Travis high schools at the party, which was held in a home in the 3200 block of Magenta Sky Trail.
The next day at 8:23 a.m., an ambulance was called for Torre. She was at another house in Steiner Ranch at that time, Wade said. She didn’t live at either home.
Officials believe Torre’s injuries could have happened 10 hours before the ambulance was called.
“Drugs and alcohol were involved at the party, which is why we can’t get a true story out of the kids that were there,” Wade said. “Right now, we are concerned about the death of this little girl.”
Wade said they are investigating the incident as a suspicious death and are waiting for the cause of death from the medical examiner.
Any witnesses are asked to call Detective Tom Szimanski at 854-3425 or CrimeStoppers at 472-8477.
In a letter sent home to parents today, Vandegrift High officials said:
Amanda passed away early this morning as a result of injuries she sustained a week ago off campus. … As many of you know, Amanda has a twin sister, Bianca who also attends VHS. Losing a classmate is often traumatic for students, even for those who may not have known Amanda.
