On November 24, 2024, 74-year-old Hermilia G. Villarreal was found dead from gunshot wounds in her apartment in the 7600 block of Laguna Del Mar Court in Laredo, Texas. Officers responding to a report of a person with a gun discovered the apartment’s door open and found Hermilia alongside her 26-year-old granddaughter, Sarah Christina Villarreal, who had also been shot. One woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the other died later at a hospital.

Preliminary information indicates Sarah Christina Villarreal shot her grandmother and later sustained fatal injuries. Authorities said tensions within the family had been escalating and noted Sarah’s history of mental health issues as a possible factor. The investigation into what led to the shootings is ongoing.

If anyone has information about Hermilia, Sarah Christina, their family, or events at the Laguna Del Mar Court residence on or before November 24, 2024, please share what is known with Laredo police.