A string of related shootings in Midway, Texas, on February 13, 2026, ended in multiple deaths and a manhunt that drew in state troopers. The day began about 7:50 a.m. when a woman was shot multiple times during an aggravated robbery at Fraley’s Food Store; investigators later said she had been in a prior relationship with the suspect. The gunman fled in a stolen pickup and was stopped after a pursuit and PIT maneuver by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers.

Later that morning deputies found a man shot multiple times on FM 2346, and a second deceased male with gunshot wounds was discovered in the same area at about 1:11 p.m. The two victims were identified as Conrad Ruelas, age 49, and Michael James Nash, age 62. Authorities linked the suspect, identified as Jeffery Rayshion Foster of Midway, to those killings.

While being booked into the Madison County Jail, the suspect became unresponsive at about 9:10 a.m.; despite life-saving efforts he was pronounced dead. The Texas Rangers opened an independent investigation into the in-custody death.

Conrad Ruelas, also recorded as Conrado Ruelas Garcia, was originally from Jalisco, Mexico, and had built a landscaping business in Texas. He was remembered as hardworking, generous, and family-oriented, survived by his wife Luz Ruelas, a daughter, step-children, and extended family. Did anyone in the Midway area know Conrad or have information about what happened that day?