DALLAS — Police say they've arrested a man in connection to a shooting that killed a woman in February.
Officers had been looking for Jose Manuel Mendez as a suspect in this shooting. According to police, he's been arrested and charged with murder as of this Tuesday.
At around 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 3, officers responded to a shooting call on Grove Oaks Boulevard in southeast Dallas, near Apache Park and Bitter Creek Park.
When they arrived, officers found Margarita Rodriguez Pagoaga, a 47-year-old woman, lying on the ground in front of her residence with a gunshot wound.
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and took Pagoaga to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The motive appears to be domestic violence, according to police. This is still an active ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to get in contact with detective Tonya McDaniel at 214-671-4236 or email her at tonya.mcdaniel@dallascityhall.com. Please refer to case number 020586-2022.
