SHELBY COUNTY, Texas — Officials have identified the person who was fatally shot in the head in Shelby County Wednesday morning as a 32-year-old mother.
Carlos Caporali Manuels, 32, of Joaquin, is charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of Yuri Diana Barahona, of Joaquin, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said.
Manuels was arrested Wednesday evening in Tyler.
The sheriff's office said a person called 911 around 7:45 a.m. when a child at her home said his mother was dead in their house on Doogieville Loop in Joaquin. When deputies arrived, they found Barahona dead from what appeared to be gunshot wounds to the head.
Investigators started searching for Manuels upon hearing that he packed up and fled the scene. Then, around 2 p.m., Tyler police officers found Manuels' 1998 Chevrolet S-10 abandoned at the intersection of Valentine and N. Spring Avenue in Tyler.
Just before 6 p.m., Manuels called Smith County 911 saying he had been shot and was in need of medical care.
In a video from shared by the son of a local store owner, police officers coming into the store and arresting Manuels can be seen around 7 p.m.
The man said he noticed blood running from Manuels' cheek and recognized him from photos shared by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
"I asked him if he needed a ambulance but then I just called 911 and asked if they caught the guy. They told me no and I told them I might have him here with me," the man said. "He looked like he was gonna pass out his left side was swollen and had blood running down his cheek. (He) was walking slow and limping."
Manuels was taken to a Tyler hospital for his injuries and it was determined injuries to his face were from a pellet gun, the sheriff's office said.
Shelby County investigators went to the hospital to interview Manuels and after getting released from the hospital, he was taken to the Smith County Jail on a murder charge. He is now in the Shelby County Jail awaiting arraignment, officials said.
According to the sheriff's office, a family member is looking after Barahona’s children.
"We extend our condolences to the Barahona family. You are in our thoughts and prayers," the sheriff's office said.