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Texas Man Charged With Killing Wife Over Dispute About Back Pain

The 43-year-old remains in the Harris County Jail pending an ongoing homicide investigation.

Overview

  • Harris County deputies, who responded May 2 after a 911 call from Jose Romero, arrived at the Texarkana Street home in the Houston area.
  • Investigators found 39-year-old Yanira Marin de Romero in a bathroom with multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced her dead at the scene.
  • Deputies detained Romero at the home without incident and booked him into the Harris County Jail on a murder charge.
  • Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Romero told homicide detectives he shot his wife because she did not take his back pain seriously.
  • Three children in the home hid when they heard gunfire and were not physically hurt, according to authorities.