Eagle Pass Man commits suicide

By: Jose G. Landa, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

An Eagle Pass man, Jose Alberto Mejia, age 44, was found dead at his residence at the 300 Block of Nueces Street in Eagle Pass, Texas on Thursday, April 24, 2014.

The Eagle Pass Police Department received a telephone call at approximately 1:23 P.M. on April 24th regarding a male individual found dead inside a storage room in the backyard of the residence. Upon arrival, the Eagle Pass Police Department found the lifeless body of Mejia hanging from a rope strung around the ceiling wooden beams of the storage room.

Maverick County Justice of the Peace of Precinct 2 Dora Madera was contacted and pronounced Mejia dead at 2:06 P.M. Judge Madera ordered an autopsy of Mejia be performed in Laredo, Texas.

The Eagle Pass Police Department investigation listed unofficially the cause of death as suicide. The official cause of death will be determined by the results of the autopsy.

Mejia is the second Maverick County resident in two weeks to have committed suicide.

All persons with depression, anxiety, mental illnesses, or personal problems are encouraged to contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK(8255) for assistance. Other agencies to contact are the Camino Real Community Services at 1-800-543-5750 and for Spanish only speakers: Red Nacional de Prevencion de Suicidio 1-888-628-9454.