McAllen Rowe football player remains hospitalized, 2 in custody

Adan De La Cruz

The McAllen Rowe student and football player Adan De La Cruz, who was injured in what the McAllen school district described as a “tragic accident,” remains hospitalized, according to Sgt. John Saenz from the McAllen Police Department.

Saenz added that police are investigating the incident and currently have one adult arrested and a juvenile detained.

“To say the least, there’s plenty of work to be done,” Saenz said.

The sergeant stated that they’re expecting to release some information including charges later today, but that there’s potentially more to come as the investigation continues.

Saenz is currently waiting on some “imagery” that McAllen police want to share in order to “show the scene.”

“Once I have those images, we intend to show … what the scene was,” Saenz said.

According to McAllen ISD spokesman Mark May, a vigil planned for Sunday night was canceled out of respect for the family.

De La Cruz is a three-year letterman at linebacker and one of Rowe’s top returning senior starters in 2024. He was named a First Team All-District 15-5A DI selection as a junior last season after posting a team-leading 82 total tackles and five tackles for loss in 10 games.

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