On March 20, 2022, Francisco Nesmith, a 33-year-old man from Alice, Texas, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at a home on Schley Street. The Alice Police Department was called to the scene around 2 p.m. that Sunday afternoon. According to police reports, Nesmith was in the area borrowing a car when he was shot.
The investigation led to the arrest of two suspects.
Thirty-three-year-old Mark Anthony Gonzalez was arrested later that evening when he returned to the crime scene. Gonzalez was taken to the Jim Wells County Jail with a bond set at $250,000 for the murder charge and no bond for a parole violation.
A second suspect, 40-year-old Roberto Robby Ramirez, was arrested on March 30, 2022, in connection with Nesmith's murder. Both Gonzalez and Ramirez were booked into the Jim Wells County Jail and are facing murder charges. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities continue to gather evidence to build their case.
The tragic death of Francisco Nesmith has deeply affected the community, and the ongoing legal proceedings are closely watched by those seeking justice for his untimely demise.
