Victoria Valadez, 43, of San Marcos, Texas, was found fatally shot in the back bedroom of her home in the 800 block of River Road after a 911 call on February 7, 2025. Dispatchers received a call from a man who said he had shot his wife; the call disconnected and could not be reestablished. Officers entered the residence for a welfare check and discovered Valadez with a fatal gunshot wound and the back door open.

Investigators identified Juan Manuel Yanez, born March 8, 1977, as the suspect and linked him to the phone number used for the 911 call. Yanez was not at the scene and his vehicle was gone when officers arrived; deputies located and took him into custody at a place he was known to frequent at about 8:00 p.m. on the same day. He has been charged with murder and is being held on $100,000 bond. No further details have been released.

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