CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Alice Police Department investigated a murder on Schely Street that took place over the weekend. This is the first homicide of the year for the city.
Herman Arellano, Corporal, Alice Criminal Investigation Division said, "Yesterday at approximately 2:15 p.m. we get a call to the 400 block of Schely here in Alice, and the call comes in as a male subject refusing to leave the home."
The property belongs to Nora Gonzalez who came home after a long day of work to find a man in her bed.
Before police and EMS arrived on scene, Gonzalez questioned her son about it, "So I went to Mark's room, 'Markie, what is that guy doing in my room? I don't want nobody in my room. Where? In the room, my room.'"
Her son, who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, gave her a concerning response. He had no knowledge of who the man was and told her to call the police.
When police arrived, they discovered that the man was dead. "They also see trauma to the back of the head. So at that point they secure the scene and exit the residence and notify C.I.D. and that's when I show up," said Arellano.
Gonzalez was shocked by the news, "I heard one of the cops say, 'he's dead'. I said, 'Oh my God.'"
Gonzalez is a home caregiver and had lost a patient today that she had been caring for for years. "I mean two in one day, it was hard on me."
Officers proceeded to take Nora's son, Mark Anthony Gonzalez, into custody and he is currently at Jim Wells County Jail.
"We were taking the mattress out, they were full of blood, the blankets, the pillowcases, everything! I throw everything away, I can't take it," said Gonzalez.
After the chilling events that happened in her home, she is deeply unsettled and fears for her safety. "I'm going to stay with my niece for a few days, and put the rest of the furniture in the storage room or something, cause I'm scared. I'm not safe here anymore."
Because this is an ongoing investigation, the Alice Police Department is not releasing the name of the victim or disclosing if there were any weapons at the scene. What they have told 3-News is that the victim is a Hispanic male who is between the age of 25 and 30.
Any new information will be brought here as this case develops.
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