The Ector County Sheriff’s Office identified Courtney Chelle Rice, 34, as the suspect in an overnight shooting around 2:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Deputies responded to a call at the 2100 block of Stoner Road early Tuesday morning and located Jose Melendez Hernandez, 48, at the scene with a gunshot wound, according to a press release.
Officials said Hernandez was transported to Medical Center Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Rice has been charged with murder and was held Tuesday evening at the Ector County Detention Center. A bond has not yet been set according to jail records.