Eagle Pass Couple Die in Murder-Suicide
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber announced that an Eagle Pass, Texas couple died in an apparent murder-suicide at their residence in a subdivision in the Hopedale area on Saturday, October 30, 2021.
The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 telephone call at approximately 4 p.m. on October 30 concerning a domestic violence complaint.
Upon arrival, Maverick County Sheriff Deputies discovered the gruesome and tragic scene of a female individual in critical conditions with a firearm gunshot wound and a male individual deceased from a firearm gunshot. The male individual is believed to have shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself.
The female individual was found with vital signs and rushed to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center Emergency Room by ambulance while the male individual was found deceased at the scene.
The female individual is reported to have passed away from her gunshot wound shortly after arriving at the hospital.
The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department Detective Division and the Texas Rangers are investigating the murder-suicide incident. Apparently, a witness to the incident is cooperating with law enforcement authorities.
The names of the victims were not immediately released until family members are notified.
