The bodies of 27-year-old Grizelda Hernandez and her son, Dominick Alexander Hernandez, were discovered about 15 feet apart near the banks of the Rio Grande. Ronald Anthony Burgos-Aviles, 28—the Border Patrol agent who reported finding the bodies—was arrested on two counts of capital murder, police said. Burgos-Aviles and Hernandez had been in a romantic relationship.
Victim's Name: Dominick Alexander Hernandez
Agency Responsible: U.S. Border Patrol
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: April 9, 2018
County: Webb
Cause of Death: Other
Official Disposition: Charged with murder
Criminal Charges: Charged with a crime
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Geography: Suburban