Maverick County Man commits suicide with firearm

By:  Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported a Maverick County man, Mario Gaytan, age 61, of committing suicide with a handgun on November 26, 2016 in El Indio, Texas.

Family members discovered the deceased body of the victim and called the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.

Gaytan was already deceased when the Maverick County Deputy Sheriff’s arrived at the scene of the tragedy in El Indio, Texas.  A handgun was found at the scene of the tragedy, but it’s caliber and make was not announced.

Maverick County Justice of the Peace Jeannie Smith pronounced Gaytan deceased at the scene of the accident.