On Sunday, Texas authorities declared the capture of an undocumented immigrant who was accused of capital murder in connection with the passing of a high school cheerleader.
“On Saturday, December 9th, 2023, with the help of the community, friends, and family, Edna Police Department, in conjunction with the Texas Rangers, were able to apprehend the person responsible for the death of Lizbeth Medina,” a press release issued by the Edna Police Department read.
Rafael Govea Romero was named as the “person responsible,” and the authorities characterized him as a “undocumented male subject.”
The 16-year-old Medina was found dead more than 50 miles from where he was apprehended in Schulenburg.
The body of Medina, a junior at Edna High School, was discovered in the bathtub at Cottonwood Apartments on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. by her mother, Jacqueline Medina.
Romero is charged with capital murder, however specifics of the alleged murder remain unconfirmed.
“Lizbeth was getting ready to go to school—she was still in her pajamas,” the adolescent’s aunt Ana Medina reportedly said. As of right now, we don’t know anything. All we want is clarification.”
“My sister is utterly distraught. Every mother would be able to relate to her suffering.”
According to reports, the 16-year-old cheerleader was “loved by many” and aspired to be a nurse.
She loved supporting the Edna football team, and her face would light up with pride every time.
“I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who helped this week after Lizbeth passed away. “Let me start by expressing my gratitude to my team at the Edna Police Department,” stated Edna Police Chief Rick Boone.
We are a small department, as you are aware, therefore this may require me to place a lot of demands on my officers. They readily put in a lot of overtime and worked past their own shift schedules in addition to pitching in during their own shifts. Their several hours spent looking into this crime demonstrated their commitment to seeing Lizbeth’s case through to its conclusion. I’m honored to have them on my team!”
