On May 29, 2024, Amarillo police responded after a male with a gunshot wound was reported at the Toot ’n Totum convenience store on SW 3rd Avenue. That man told officers there might be another victim at a residence in the 100 block of North Bowyer Street. Officers found 50-year-old Rosa Maria Rangel deceased there from multiple gunshot wounds.

Police arrested 37-year-old Jesus Cristoval Alonzo Flores and charged him with Rangel’s murder; later reports say Flores was indicted in connection with her death. Authorities also sought to speak with an individual named Anthony Cassanova. Rangel, born November 13, 1973, in Hereford, Texas, was known as La Hermosa and Momma Rosa, attended Palo Duro High School, and is remembered by family and friends for her warmth and kindness. An online memorial and community condolences have followed her death.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Amarillo Police Department Homicide Unit at 806-378-9468.