Jeffrey Delaney, 51, was found shot inside his Laurel Avenue home in Victoria, Texas, the evening of July 9, 2025. Victoria police were dispatched about 7:30 p.m.; officers discovered Delaney and his wife, 36-year-old Madeline Delaney. Jeffrey was pronounced dead at the scene; Madeline was rushed to a local hospital and later transferred out of town for advanced treatment.

Investigators quickly focused on a single suspect. Authorities say 37-year-old Jacob Kelly fled the house before officers arrived, then confronted Victoria County deputies on LaValliere Street minutes later, attacking deputies and a K-9 before being subdued and taken into custody. Kelly was booked on counts including assault on a public servant, interference with a police service animal, and resisting arrest; investigators identified him as the shooter and charged him with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Two days after the shooting, Madeline Cox Delaney died on July 11, 2025.

The investigation is described as active and anyone with information was asked to contact Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the community have contact with the Delaneys or information about the events on Laurel Avenue that evening?