Hispanic/Latina. Alicia Sanchez, age 32, female, was leaving the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino in Eagle Pass just before midnight on September 28, 2025, when gunfire tore through the parking lot. The mother of five had been walking with her longtime partner after a crowded raffle night when shots erupted; despite his attempt to shield her, Alicia Sanchez, age 32, female, was struck and died before reaching the hospital.
Another victim, retired Border Patrol agent Marcus Antley, was also killed, and five additional people were wounded. The casino was closed as investigators secured the scene and processed evidence into the early morning hours.
Alicia Sanchez, age 32, female, was publicly identified by local authorities and mourned by family who described her as a devoted mother from Dimmit County/Carrizo Springs, whose world revolved around her five children. Community tributes and vigils quickly formed in Eagle Pass and nearby towns as her relatives called for accountability and for the story of Alicia Sanchez, age 32, female, to be remembered beyond the headlines. Obituary notices and memorial pages echoed those sentiments while confirming the date and place of her death.
Within hours of the shooting, a suspect was identified and arrested after a highway pursuit: 34-year-old Keryan Rashad Jones of San Antonio. He was booked on two counts of capital murder and five counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Initial reports set his bond at $4.5 million; subsequent court actions raised the total to $5.1 million after additional charges, including exhibiting a deadly weapon, were added. As of early October 2025, he remained jailed in Maverick County while investigators coordinated interviews and reviewed surveillance and ballistic evidence. Authorities had not publicly detailed a motive.
Law enforcement presence spanned multiple agencies: the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Police Department led the investigation, with support from the Maverick County Sheriff’s Office, Eagle Pass Police, Texas DPS, CBP, and the FBI’s Del Rio office. Officials confirmed the first emergency call came in around 11:48 p.m., consistent with witness accounts that the shooting erupted minutes after the raffle concluded and the parking lot filled with departing patrons. In the days that followed, residents and local leaders spoke of a shaken community reckoning with sudden violence while the case against the alleged gunman moved into the courts.
