On July 28, 2025, 23-year-old Nora Zuñiga, a female from Brownsville, Texas, was fatally shot during a domestic dispute on the 2000 block of Coria Street.
Police said the altercation involved two people who knew each other; during the confrontation, 35-year-old Bernardo Pedraza shot Nora Zuñiga.
Responding officers then shot Pedraza, who later died.
No officers were injured.
Both Nora Zuñiga and Bernardo Pedraza were taken to a local hospital, where each was pronounced dead.
Authorities publicly identified the victim as 23-year-old Nora Zuñiga and the suspect as 35-year-old Bernardo Pedraza, confirming the incident occurred on Monday, July 28, 2025.
Investigators described the case as an officer-involved shooting that followed Pedraza's attack on Nora Zuñiga; the Texas Rangers assumed the investigation into the police use of force, which is standard in such cases.
Police emphasized that information would be limited while the inquiry was active.
In the aftermath, community outlets and gun-violence trackers recorded the death of 23-year-old Nora Zuñiga in Brownsville on July 28, 2025.
At this time, there were no arrests because the suspect, 35-year-old Bernardo Pedraza, died after being shot by an officer at the scene.
