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Case Description
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On April 8, 2021, 32-year-old Jessica Ann Chavez was found deceased in her bedroom at an apartment on the 1700 block of Brazil Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Officers responded to a shooting call around 6:15 a.m. and discovered Chavez with a gunshot wound to the chest; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified 24-year-old Ervin Eduardo Nafate Ruiz as the primary suspect in Chavez's death. Ruiz, who had been in a relationship with Chavez for over a year, was arrested ...Read More
Victim Details

Jessica Ann Chavez

Female

Hispanic / Latino

Fort Smith

AR

2021-04-07

32

Jessica

Ann Chavez

12/12/2025