Overview
- Deputies responded Sunday evening to a home on the 2500 block of Sunset Bend near Kirby and found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds to the head.
- The medical examiner identified the woman as Jennifer Rodriguez, 37, and ruled her death a homicide; Marcus Earl James, 39, was ruled a suicide, with both pronounced dead at 7:56 p.m.
- Investigators said the pair were in a dating relationship and recovered a 9mm handgun near their bodies.
- The sheriff’s office named James as the suspected shooter as homicide detectives continue the investigation and the medical examiner withholds further details.
- Records show deputies made four prior visits to the address in 2025 for reports including verbal disturbances and threats, and officials said James was not involved in those calls.