The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 2-year-old girl who may have been abducted in rural Mission on Thursday morning after a custody dispute took a fatal turn.
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 2-year-old girl who may have been abducted in rural Mission on Thursday morning after a custody dispute took a fatal turn.
The search is tied to a homicide the sheriff’s office is currently investigating.
Deputies discovered the body of Gilbert Gaytan, 20, in the street after responding to a domestic dispute call a little before 9:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of Pradera Street, located north of 8 Mile Road on La Homa Road.
“Preliminary investigation leads us to believe that a vehicle may have (intentionally) caused the injuries which led to the victim’s death,” said Deputy Jena Palacios, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office.
The vehicle in question is a silver 2002 Acura MDX with license plates HJM-5905.
Deputies have issued an arrest warrant for murder for the driver, Elizabeth Guerrero, 68.
Deputies are also looking for the passenger in the vehicle, 22-year-old Elizabeth K. Morales.
The child authorities are searching for, Lizsandra Jennica Gaytan, was in the vehicle with Guerrero and Morales at the time of the incident.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at (956) 383-8114, or for anonymity call the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers hotline at (956) 668-8477.
