UPDATE JULY 27:
The body that was found near Chapman Ranch and County Road 6 has now been identified as 40-year-old Jaybee Rodriguez.
The Nueces County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to County Roads 51 and 6 to a cotton gin Friday morning. When they arrived, they found Rodriguez's body. A man working there told investigators he was cutting grass when he discovered it.
The medical examiner's office say Rodriguez was killed by a gunshot wound to the head. The sheriff's office and the Texas Rangers continue to investigate.
This is a developing story and we will bring you more information as it becomes available.
JULY, 23:
Nueces County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a murder near Chapman Ranch and County Road 6.
Precinct Three Constable Jimmie Rivera said around 11 a.m. on Thursday, deputies were dispatched to a cotton gin near County Roads 51 and 6.
When they arrived, they found a dead body. A worker told investigators he was cutting grass when he saw it.
The deceased has not been identified and the Texas Rangers have been called into assist with the homicide investigation.
This is a developing story and we will bring you more information as it becomes available.
For the latest updates on coronavirus in the Coastal Bend, click here.
More from 3News on KIIITV.com:
- Tropical Depression 8 expected to make landfall at 60 mph near Corpus Christi early Saturday afternoon. July 23 4PM Update.
- Public Health Order suspends on campus instruction for 12 school districts in Nueces County until September 7
- Truck drives off Crosstown Expressway, crashes into house
- BOND 2020 for the City of Corpus Christi