Rebecca Anna Letson, 44, was shot and killed at her home on Farm-to-Market Road 1554 in Alice, Texas, on February 9, 2023. The shooting was reported at about 1:43 a.m. when her 10-year-old daughter called authorities to say her mother had been shot. Deputies from the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office found Rebecca deceased from a gunshot wound.

The primary suspect named in the case is Rebecca’s estranged husband, 42-year-old Paul Anthony Vasquez. Shortly after the shooting he was seen driving recklessly, stopped by law enforcement and arrested for driving while intoxicated; he was later charged with Rebecca’s murder. Authorities say they believe Vasquez acted alone, and the motive has not been established.

Rebecca is survived by her parents, Maximo I. and Maria I. Perez, her children and grandchildren. A Holy Rosary was held and she was buried at The Perez Family Cemetery in Ramirez, Texas. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward.