The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Workplace has recognized a physique discovered Tuesday throughout a search in northwest Bexar County as Camila Mendoza Olmos, in line with a press release launched by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The health worker decided the reason for demise to be a gunshot wound to the pinnacle and dominated the way of demise a suicide, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
Throughout a press convention Tuesday, Sheriff Javier Salazar mentioned investigators had been trying to find a firearm that was unaccounted for from the household’s residence and {that a} firearm was recovered close to the physique. Authorities haven’t confirmed whether or not it’s the identical weapon.
Mendoza Olmos, 19, had been lacking for the reason that morning of Christmas Eve after leaving her residence in northwest Bexar County. Her disappearance prompted a multi-day search involving native, federal and volunteer search-and-rescue groups.
The physique was discovered throughout a renewed floor search Monday afternoon in a subject close to her residence. Sheriff Javier Salazar beforehand mentioned the world had been searched earlier within the investigation however was revisited attributable to tall grass and visibility considerations.
In a press release shared publicly, Camila’s aunt, Nancy Olmos, thanked the group for its help and requested for privateness for the household.
“Our beloved Camila Mendoza Olmos is now with the Good Lord,” the assertion learn. “We kindly ask that you just please respect our ache and, most significantly, preserve my cousin Rosario — Camila’s mother — and my nephew Carlos — Camila’s brother — in your prayers throughout this extremely troublesome time.”
In the event you or somebody is struggling, assist is accessible by calling or texting 988, the Suicide and Disaster Lifeline, obtainable 24/7.
