RIESEL, Texas — McLennan County Sheriff's deputies are calling the death of a 55-year-old man a "brutal murder", saying he was shot once during what appeared to be a home robbery gone wrong.
The victim has been identified as Athuro Almaraz.
His body was found at a home on the 7500 block of East Highway 6 Sunday around 5 p.m.
Almaraz was last seen alive on Thursday, deputies said.
Investigators interviewed co-workers and friends.
They asked anyone with information to contact the sheriff's office.