Authorities have apprehended two Mexican nationals in Texas, linking them to the tragic murder of a 43-year-old woman. This arrest highlights ongoing concerns over illegal immigration and crime.
The Austin Police Department has charged Enrique Gomez-Urbina, a 21-year-old from Mexico, with first-degree murder and resisting arrest. His capture was executed by the determined efforts of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. Currently, Gomez-Urbina faces an immigration detainer while the investigation into the homicide continues.
In connection to the case, police have identified Gomez-Urbina’s “associate,” 48-year-old Jesus Llamas-Yanez, also from Mexico. Llamas-Yanez is not only embroiled in the murder case but is also wanted in Mexico on a weapons charge. Authorities are in the process of extraditing him back to his home country.
This case came to light on October 6 when an employee at a local tire shop discovered the woman’s body in a nearby wooded area. The victim’s body showed signs of “apparent trauma,” contributing to the urgency and gravity of the police investigation.
The arrest of these two individuals underscores the complex challenges law enforcement faces in managing cross-border crime. The Austin Police Department continues to work diligently to piece together the circumstances surrounding this grim incident.
On Oct. 6, a local tire shop employee found a woman’s body in a wooded area behind the business with “apparent trauma,” according to police.
The woman, later identified as Mary Gonzales, was allegedly shot to death, according to the Travis County Medical Examiner’s office.
Authorities said the night before, they pulled over Gomez-Urbina about a mile away from the scene after he failed to stop at a stop sign, FOX 7 Austin reported.
Inside his car, police allegedly found opened beer bottles, a Glock handgun and ammunition, according to the report.
The woman was found dead earlier this month behind a tire shop in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/American-Statesman/USA TODAY NETWORK)
Surveillance footage showed a car matching Gomez-Urbina’s near the body about an hour before he was stopped by police, FOX 7 reported.
Modelo bottles and a spent cartridge case, from the same ammunition found in Gomez-Urbina’s car, were also found at the scene.
It is unclear where the two illegal immigrants entered the U.S., and how long they were in the country illegally.
U.S. Marshals Service officials told the outlet both men tried to run after the crime, but were later caught.
It is unclear when and where Gomez-Urbina illegally entered the U.S.
He is being held in the Travis County Jail on $254,000 bond.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
