Eddie Sanders was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside his vehicle after a crash on Interstate 35 near exit 345 in Elm Mott, Texas, in the early hours of March 27, 2025. Deputies arrived about 3:30 a.m.; Sanders was taken to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Waco but died from his injuries.

The McLennan County Sheriff’s Office said witness statements, digital evidence and interviews helped establish a timeline and identify a suspect. That evening officers served a search warrant and an arrest warrant at a property in the 15000 block of IH 35 North Frontage Road. At about 10:45 p.m. the SWAT team arrested 63-year-old Bobby Doyle Getts on a charge of first-degree murder and recovered a firearm believed to be linked to the shooting. Getts was booked into the McLennan County Jail with bond set at $1,000,000.

Authorities have not released a motive or identified other suspects as the investigation continues. Does anyone have information about Sanders’s movements in the area that night or about the property on the IH 35 North Frontage Road?