Man ‘shoots uncle dead in fight over who owned two pet roosters’
A man allegedly shot his uncle to death in a dispute over who owned two pet roosters.
Aaron Cervantes, 21, and a family member went to a home in Mission, Texas, to take roosters that he claimed were his, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office.
‘Cervantes began to remove the roosters from the property when he was confronted by his uncle,’ stated the sheriff’s office on Facebook. ‘Cervantes and his uncle got into an argument over ownership of the roosters at which time Cervantes shot his uncle with a handgun.’
Deputies responded to the home on the 5700 block of Doffing Road in a rural area shortly before 4am on Thursday.
Family members told the deputies that the victim was shot inside.
The victim was found in a restroom.
First responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
The victim has been identified as Fernando Madrid, 54.
Investigators also identified Cervantes as Madrid’s nephew.
Cervantes has been arrested and charged with capital murder, and booked into a county jail.
Another person detained outside the home, the male family member accompanying Cervantes, was released after it was determined that he did not commit a criminal offense, according to the sheriff’s office.
A GoFundMe page for Madrid’s funeral expenses states in Spanish that the ‘terrible tragedy’ leaves his entire family and friends with ‘a great pain’ and that his life was taken away ‘unjustly’.
The family ‘does not have the resources necessary at this time and never thought’ that it would be his last day, states the page.
As of Monday evening, the day of Madrid’s memorial service, more than $340 had been raised.
An investigation into the fight over the animals continues.
Cervantes appeared in court and Justice of Peace Jerry Muñoz gave him a $2million bond, reported ValleyCentral.
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to contact the sheriff’s office.
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