The teenager was not injured in the attack and the suspect was apprehended roughly 40 minutes after fleeing the scene.
11:13, Sat, Dec 13, 2025 Updated: 11:15, Sat, Dec 13, 2025
Jennifer Rodriguez was shot and killed in her home. (Image: GoFundMe)
A teenager from Texas has been accused of killing his ex-girlfriend's mother and two younger siblings in a "cowardly act of violence", police said. Jennifer Rodriguez, 39, was found dead in her home with her daughter, 13, and son, nine, on Tuesday evening.
Police responded to reports of a shooting at around 5.45pm local time. Though they have not identified the suspect because of his age, they said he planned to shoot Rodriguez's daughter, 15, also his ex-girlfriend, outside school before changing his mind.
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A 13-year-old girl and nine-year-old boy were also found dead. (Image: GoFundMe)
The teenager was not injured in the attack and the suspect was apprehended roughly 40 minutes after fleeing the scene.
Odessa Police Chief Mike Gerke said: "She is OK, she wasn’t injured … I’m sure after all this happened to her family, she’s not OK. But physically she was unharmed."
"From the time that it happened, we knew almost immediately who the suspect was and then to locate him, he was detained within 40 minutes."
Mr Gerke said it was a "targeted" attack with no gang affiliation.
The suspect, also 15, has been charged with capital murder of multiple persons and is being held at the Ector County Youth Center.
A handgun that police believed was used to carry out the shooting was recovered, but officials must wait for the investigation to confirm whether it was the firearm used.
Roy Casey Martinez, the heartbroken father of the children, has set up a GoFundMe in memory of his family.
He wrote: "Today, a young boy took the lives of my 9-year-old son, my 13-year-old daughter, and their mother, who was my ex-wife.
"This is something that no one can really prepare themselves for because we don’t expect this kind of tragedy to happen to any of us. I am not a person who ever asks for help from anyone, but at this time, I don’t have a choice.
"My heart is extremely broken and I keep finding little pieces at a time wondering which piece goes where!! It will never be complete anymore but as long as I keep picking up these small pieces maybe one day it’ll form some type of shape again!!"
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