Mexican illegal immigrant, 35, ‘shot his 15-year-old stepdaughter dead while she was pregnant with their SECOND child after he was freed from ICE custody twice’
March 13, 2017 in News by RBN Staff
Source: Daily Mail | By SNEJANA FARBEROV FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
- Armando Rodrigo Garcia-Ramires, 35, charged with two counts of capital murder in San Antonio, Texas
- Accused of shooting dead the mother of his one-year-old son, Jennifer Delgado
- Delgado, 15, was nine months pregnant with Garcia-Ramires’ second child
- Suspect shot himself in the month after allegedly killing Delgado, but survived suicide attempt
- A native of Mexico, Garcia-Ramires had been arrested by ICE twice, in 2011 and 2016, but both times he was released on bond
An undocumented immigrant from Mexico has been arrested and charged with shooting a 15-year-old girl from Texas who was pregnant with the suspect’s second child at the time of her slaying.
Police in San Antonio say Jennifer Delgado was nine months pregnant when on Monday morning she was gunned down by Armando Rodrigo Garcia-Ramires, 35, who then tried to take his own life.
Investigators say the victim already had a one-year-old son with Garcia-Ramirez, who at one time had been her stepfather.
Twisted crime: Armando Rodrigo Garcia-Ramires, 35 (top), an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, is facing two capital murder charges in the deaths of Jennifer Delgado, 15 (bottom), and her unborn baby
Police discovered Garcia-Ramires in the 1100 block of Babcock Road (pictured) suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face
The suspect had been released on bond from the custody of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement last May.
About a month later, according to investigators, Garcia-Ramires impregnated Delgado for a second time.
He now faces two charges of capital murder in the deaths of the teenager and her unborn baby.
The incident began unfolding at around 11am on Monday when police responded to the 1100 block of Babcock Road in San Antonio and found Garcia-Ramires suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his mouth, reported KSAT.
While working at the scene of the failed suicide attempt, officers learned that Garcia-Ramires may have committed a crime at another location nearby.
Police were then led by a witness to Jennifer Delgado’s home in the Spanish Keys Apartments in the 1150 block of Babcock Road, where they found her front door kicked in.
Police found Delgado dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the head inside her apartment at Spanish Keys Apartments
Mom-of-two: Delgado had a one-year-old son (pictured) with Garcia-Ramires, who at one time was her stepfather. The toddler was unharmed
Upon entering, officers discovered the teenage expectant mother dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the head.
Delgado’s one-year-old son was also inside the home but was unharmed.
The slain woman was rushed to University Hospital in the hopes of saving her unborn baby, but the child was pronounced dead on arrival.
Garcia-Ramires was also transported to University Hospital to be treated for his injuries. He was later booked into the Bexar County Jail on $2million bond, and on Tuesday, ICE placed an immigration hold on him.
Records reviewed by the Houston Chronicle indicate that Armando Garcia-Ramires, a native of Mexico, was first picked up by ICE agents in January 2011 through the criminal alien program of San Antonio, and he was released on bond less than a month later.
Expecting: The teen was apparently impregnated by Garcia-Ramires for a second time in June 2016. The selfie on the right displaying a hint of Deglado’s baby bump was taken in February
He was re-arrested in April 2016, but an immigration judge again granted him bond and he was freed in mid-May.
Around the middle of June 2016, Garcia-Ramires apparently got Jennifer Delgado pregnant with her second child. Police confirmed this week that both children were his.
News 4 San Antonio has reported, citing multiple unnamed sources, that Garcia-Ramires at one time had been Delgado’s stepfather.
Delgado’s surviving child and the teen’s 9-year-old sibling on Thursday were taken into emergency custody by Child Protective Services.
