Cecilia Olivas, a 47-year-old woman from Deming, New Mexico, tragically died on April 2, 2015, in El Paso, Texas. She was found dead in her home on the 14000 block of Sandy Rock by police officers who were responding to a welfare check. Cecilia was discovered on the living room couch with multiple gunshot wounds to her head.
The investigation revealed that Cecilia's husband, 58-year-old Jose Humberto Olivas, shot her while she was sleeping on the couch.
After killing Cecilia, Jose then turned the gun on himself in a bedroom of their home. Police found Jose dead on the bedroom floor with a gun next to him.
Authorities believe that Jose shot Cecilia and then took his own life, but the motive behind the murder-suicide remains unclear. The case was treated as a murder-suicide, and no further arrests or suspects were identified. The investigation was ongoing at the time, but no additional information was released to the public.
Cecilia's aunt, Dora Ramirez, expressed her grief and shock over the tragic incident, describing Cecilia as a good and admirable person who was very quiet. Neighbors also reported that they had not noticed anything out of the ordinary about the couple's behavior.
The case did not lead to any litigations or further legal actions, as it was concluded as a murder-suicide with no additional suspects involved. The El Paso police continued to investigate the incident, but no further details were made public.
