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Jose Melendez Hernandez

Case from Odessa, TX dated Mar 19, 2020

Victim Details

Jose Melendez Hernandez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Odessa

TX

2020-03-19

48

Jose

Melendez Hernandez

07/28/2026

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Jose Melendez Hernandez, a 48-year-old man from Odessa, Texas, tragically died on April 2, 2019. He was shot in the face while sleeping by Courtney Chelle Rice, his girlfriend at the time. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning in the 2100 block of Stoner Road. Hernandez was transported to Medical Center Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Courtney Rice was later indicted on a first-degree murder charge in August 2019. She was found guilty of manslaughter by an Ector ...
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