Prominent Texas Businessman and Appointee of Governor Abbott Shot Dead in Border Town
A prominent Texas businessman and appointee of Governor Greg Abbott was fatally shot in McAllen, Texas, over the weekend.
Eddy Betancourt, 61, was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound after a person called 911 to report a man was shot and not breathing.
Betancourt’s death is being investigated as a homicide.
60-year-old Reynaldo Mata-Rios was charged with murder. A warrant was issued for his arrest.
A motive for the murder is unclear.
Fox News reported:
A prominent businessman and appointee of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was shot and killed at a business in McAllen, a border city in the Rio Grande Valley, over the weekend, authorities said.
McAllen police identified the victim as Eddy Betancourt, 61, of Mission, Texas.
Officers responded Saturday afternoon to the 800 block of North Ware Road after a 911 call reported a man on the floor who was possibly shot and not breathing. Betancourt was found unresponsive, with no pulse, and appeared to have suffered a gunshot wound, police said.
His death is being investigated as a homicide, police said.
Police on Sunday identified Reynaldo Mata-Rios, 60, as a suspect in the shooting.
A warrant charging Mata-Rios with murder, a first-degree felony, was issued by the McAllen Municipal Court.
Authorities said Mata-Rios indicated he intended to surrender but had not done so as of Sunday afternoon. Mata-Rios is 6 feet tall and weighs approximately 195 pounds, according to police. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
In 2023 Abbott reappointed Betancourt to the Texas Facilities Commission for a term set to expire on January 31, 2029.
“The Commission controls state buildings, grounds, or property and responsibility for maintenance, repair, and construction of state buildings for the State of Texas,”
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