MIDLAND, Texas — EDITOR'S NOTE: Certain details in the autopsy might be disturbing
A full autopsy report from Texas Panhandle Forensics in Lubbock for late Midland City Councilman Dan Corrales has been obtained by NewsWest 9. The report details new information about his death.
According to a full autopsy report, Councilman Corrales was found in his bedroom by his wife with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The reports says a 9 mm pistol was found at the scene and that he "shot himself and took a few steps before falling to the ground."
A bullet casing was recovered from a mattress in the bedroom.
According to Corrales' wife, he was taking Xanax and had been binge drinking for the last few days.
Corrales' wife also stated that they were living in separate rooms of their home and she did not hear a gunshot go off.
Also reported in the examination is specific information that details the gunshot wound to Corrales' chest.
The report says the bullet wound is a half inch oval entrance on the upper right chest, 2 3/4 inches below the top of the shoulder. Additional details on the entrance of the gunshot wound is included in the autopsy, along with the pathway of the bullet, the direction it took and the exit wound.
Also detailed in the autopsy report is an internal and external examination of the body.
In the opinion of the medical examiner, the cause of death was due to blood loss, from a gunshot wound to the chest and injuries to the right lung and liver.
The toxicology tests were conducted by NMS Labs, listed as being located in Horsham, PA.
According to the toxicology report, the lab conducted one basic blood test and one expanded blood test. The report finds Xanax, Benadryl and alcohol in his system. Corrales' blood alcohol concentration was 0.078.
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, Midland County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Judge David M. Cobos, in conjunction with the Texas Rangers, investigated and ruled the cause of death as accidental due to a self-inflicted shooting and not suicide.
Cobos' press release said that "Common sense dictates that there are other places on one's body to shoot themselves to end their life immediately."
No notes, letters or voicemails from Councilman Corrales were left behind. Judge Cobos added that Corrales did not tell anyone he was intending to end his life.