One Man Killed By Gunfire During Altercation in Maverick County
By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2020
Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported one male individual was shot and killed by gunfire during an altercation with another male individual in the evening of Sunday, January 12, 2020 in southern Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas.
The tragic incident allegedly occurred near the intersection of El Indio Highway (FM 1021) and Rosita Valley Road adjacent to the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Shell Gas Station.
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the emergency assistance call.
Upon arriving, law enforcement authorities found a male individual dead on the scene with gunfire wounds and arrested an alleged suspect for interrogation.
The names of the deceased and suspect male individuals have not been released yet as the matter is under investigation by the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department and Texas Rangers.
The intersection of El Indio Highway and Rosita Valley Road was closed to traffic for several hours while law enforcement authorities conducted their investigation.
A Maverick County Justice of the Peace was summoned to declare one male individual deceased.
