Woman Dound Dead In Rosita Valley Home
Woman found dead in a Rosita Valley home early Oct. 24; Maverick County deputies detained a man for questioning. No charges announced yet.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — The Maverick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman found at a Rosita Valley residence early Saturday, Oct. 24, according to a department press release.
Deputies were dispatched to a report of an injured person and were told while en route that a firearm was involved, the sheriff’s office said.
At the home, deputies detained Gustavo Garcia and later took him to the Tom Bowles Detention Center for further questioning, according to the release.
Inside the residence, deputies found a woman with visible injuries. Emergency medical services personnel confirmed she was dead. She was identified as Wendy Karina Garcia.
Sheriff’s criminal investigators, a Texas Ranger and a justice of the peace responded to process the scene, and the justice of the peace formally pronounced the death, the sheriff’s office said.
As of the release, the sheriff’s office had not announced criminal charges or released a cause of death. The statement did not describe a relationship between the two people.
Some regional media outlets have reported additional details, including that the woman worked as a nurse at Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center; those details were not included in the sheriff’s office statement.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing and no further information was available. The Maverick Times News will update this story as more information is released.
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