(Fort Worth, TX)  —  The Fort Worth Police Department is firing five officers and suspending two others after a suspect in custody died of a drug overdose last summer.

Acting Chief Ed Kraus moved against the officers yesterday after an investigation found the officers left Christopher Lowe handcuffed in the back of a patrol car when he started to complain about medical issues.  When they checked on him later, the 55-year-old Lowe was unresponsive. Lowe later died of cocaine intoxication, according to the medical examiner.

The officers’ attorney said they’ll appeal.  A grand jury may consider criminal charges against the seven officers