Texas
Major update in Texas AMBER Alert after shooting
Two Texas children have been found after police initially thought they were kidnapped following a shooting, according to local reports.
The children, six-year-old Yaretzi Diaz and two-year-old Gael Diaz, have been reported as safe, CBS News Texas reported.
An AMBER alert was issued for their disappearance at 7a.m. on Sunday, according to San Antonio, Texas, news outlet MySA.com, after law enforcement responded to reports of a shooting and believed the children to have been abducted, according to the Wise County Messenger. The children were in fact found at a nearby home.
A suspect in the shooting was identified as 33-year-old Jose Luis Diaz Martinez by Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin, according to the outlet. The Sheriff reportedly said the children were found two hours after the shooting.
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A report was first made at around 4:50 a.m., according to CBS. The Sheriff said the call was made by a woman saying her estranged husband had entered the home and shot at a man.
The victim was airlifted to John Peter Smith hospital in Fort Worth, and Sheriff Akin said that his condition was “serious” but was unable to provide further update.
The AMBER alert was canceled when he children were found safe, and authorities no longer believe they were abducted.
A BOLO (be on the lookout) alert was sent out for a white 2007 Nissan pickup Diaz Martinez was believed to be driving, the Wise County Messenger reported.
The vehicle was reportedly stopped at around 8.15 a.m. by Texas Highway Patrol near Clarendon, around 250 miles away from Paradise, where the shooting was reported.
Martinez has reportedly been jailed in Donley County. The Messenger reported that the Wise County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Rangers continue to investigate.
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, AMBER alerts are activated in the most serious child abduction cases, with the aim of instantly bringing the community together to assist in the search and recovery of the missing child.
An investigation by the center revealed that in 2023, 3,184 cases of missing child reports, either from that year or previous ones, were resolved, and 3,069 cases were reported to center.
The center also provided support for 49 AMBER alert cases initiated by Texas law enforcement in relation to 63 children.
Kidnapping does not often happen in conjunction with violent crime in the U.S. Sccording to Child Watch, less than 2 percent of violent crimes against children included kidnapping.
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A day off at the pool — and a little sunburn — didn’t stop the Minnesota Twins’ momentum.
Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer as Minnesota scored multiple runs in the first inning for the third consecutive game, and the Twins went on to complete a series sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 9-3 win Thursday.
Minnesota has won four games in a row and scored 25 runs in the three-games series in Texas. The two teams had a rare, mid-series day off on Wednesday with the England-Croatia World Cup game being played in Arlington.
“We’re locked in every day,” Lee told Audra Martin on the team’s broadcast. “Yesterday, taking time off, lay out by the pool, get a little burnt and then right back to it. We did a good job getting focused. I feel like we do that with rain delays, too, just lock back in and we’re doing it.”
Lee’s 12th homer capped a four-run first off Jack Leiter (3-7). Trevor Larnach made it 6-0 in the fourth with a two-run shot to straightaway center that just cleared the extended glove of leaping Alejandro Osuna. Larnach’s third hit was an RBI single in the fifth, and Ryan Kriedler hit a two-run homer in the eighth.
Joe Ryan (5-3) struck out seven but needed 97 pitches to get through five scoreless innings while allowing three singles. Leiter was done after the fourth, and has given up 17 runs while losing three starts in a row.
The Twins never trailed in the sweep that extended their winning streak to four, matching their longest this season. Their 14-5 record at Globe Life Field is the best for any American League opponent since the ballpark opened in 2020.
Wyatt Langford, Ezequiel Duran and Justin Foscue hit solo homers for the Rangers, who have lost five of six games. They are 0-15 when giving up multiple runs in the first inning.
Twins DH Josh Bell, who was born in nearby Irving and grew up in the area, had an RBI single before Lee’s homer. Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the series-opening 4-2 win Monday, and had an RBI single for a 2-0 lead in the first of a 12-2 win on Tuesday.
“We’re just passing the baton each time,” Lee said of the offensive output. “Our guys are hot. They feel good and they came out swinging today. It was awesome to see. We’ve done that for a while now.”
Up next
Twins rookie left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-4, 5.26 ERA) starts Friday at Arizona. The Diamondbacks are scheduled to start right-hander Michael Soroka (8-3, 3.11).
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A Texas state trooper was killed in a crash in the Panhandle, becoming the 244th Texas Department of Public Safety officer to die in the line of duty since 1823, according to the agency.
Sergio Romero, 27, died Wednesday after a semi-truck pulled in front of him as he attempted a traffic stop around 4 p.m. on U.S. 287 in Childress County, DPS said.
In a statement, Col. Freeman F. Martin praised Romero’s courage, integrity, and service.
“Today, we grieve the loss of one of our own,” Martin said. “… Our hearts break alongside his family, friends, fellow troopers, and all who loved him. We will never forget the ultimate sacrifice he made in service of his fellow Texans.”
Romero previously served with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office before joining DPS as part of Class B-2025 in Childress, the agency said.
He is survived by his wife, Francisca, and their two young sons.
Funeral arrangements are pending. The crash remains under investigation.
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