Juan Recio, 50, of Premont, Texas, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head along County Road 402 in La Gloria, a rural area of southern Jim Wells County. Deputies were sent to the roadside on the afternoon of Monday, November 3, 2025, and the scene was treated as an active crime scene while investigators searched the ditches and gravel shoulders for evidence. The Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office later identified him and formally described the death as a homicide.

Detectives appealed to the public for anyone who saw or heard anything near County Road 402 to contact the sheriff’s office or Crime Stoppers. No suspect has been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Candles and an online memorial note his nickname Johnny quick and the personal loss felt by family and community.

If anyone has information about Juan Recio’s movements that afternoon or saw anything on County Road 402, please contact the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.