Detectives Want To Speak To 'Good Samaritan' Involved In Sean Buchanan Case

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate a "good Samaritan" who offered assistance to , of Temple Terrace, the night he died.

On May 30 at 10:40 p.m., a woman called 911 reporting that she had found Buchanan in what appeared to be a car crash behind the parking lot of the Regency AMC Movie Theater in Brandon.

While waiting for emergency personnel to arrive, the woman flagged down a white male in a white pick up truck and asked him to help her with Buchanan, according to the sheriff’s office.

“The man in the truck stopped and stated he was an EMT/Paramedic trainee and would try to help the victim,” according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. “The man then went inside the vehicle and tried to help the dying victim before he was transferred to Tampa General Hospital and later died.”

Detectives are now calling the case a murder.

The good Samaritan left the scene when paramedics and deputies arrived an did not leave his name or any contact information, according to the sheriff’s office.

“Detectives would like to talk to this man and determine if the victim may have made any dying statements that may assist them in this investigation,” according to the statement. “Also the family would like to thank him for his care and comfort he provided to Sean.”

Anyone with information regarding the identity of this good Samaritan is asked to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200.