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Inset: Eric Enriquez (McLennan County Jail). Background: The suburban street where Enriquez allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife”s boyfriend in Hewitt, Texas (Google Maps).
A man from Texas has been formally charged this week with the murder of his ex-wife’s boyfriend, following a shooting incident, state authorities announced.
Eric Renee Enriquez, aged 50, faces a murder charge in connection with the death of 54-year-old George A. Turrubiartez, as confirmed by the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office.
The tragic event unfolded on the evening of February 5, just outside a home on Saddle Horn Drive in Hewitt, a small suburb of Waco, situated approximately 100 miles northeast of Austin.
On that night, police responded to a call reporting at least 10 shots fired around 9 p.m., according to an arrest affidavit sourced by the Waco-based CBS and Telemundo affiliate, KWTX.
Upon arrival, officers discovered Turrubiartez deceased in the driveway, as stated in the charging documents. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, including injuries to his chest and abdomen, and a fatal shot to the head.
After the grim discovery, police called on the inhabitants to come out of the house, whereupon Enriquez walked out onto the porch with his hands up, according to the affidavit. In quick succession, the defendant allegedly told police he was defending his home.
“Eric stated the [victim] had threatened him and that he had a right to defend himself,” the affidavit reads.
Warrants, however, suggested a different turn of events.
In one warrant obtained by the TV station, a woman identified the victim as her live-in boyfriend and the defendant as her ex-husband. That woman allegedly told detectives that Turrubiartez read a text message between her and Enriquez, got upset, and left her residence. The woman said she was tracking her boyfriend’s location and realized he seemed to be heading toward Enriquez’s house.
The defendant, for his part, told detectives he started receiving calls and text messages from Turrubiartez about his plans to show up there that night, according to the affidavit.
Using a surveillance camera, Enriquez said he saw the boyfriend pull up outside his house. So, the homeowner went outside to meet the man in the 2021 Chrysler 300.
The defendant believed “it [was] clear George [Turrubiartez] arrived at the residence to start an altercation,” according to the warrant.
After that, the victim said “motherf–,” according to Enriquez, the warrant alleges. Then, the defendant fired his weapon, police said.
Enriquez said he did not know exactly how many shots he fired, according to the warrant. Then, after the incident, the defendant said he went back into his house, unloaded his gun, and set it down on the couch. In the affidavit, police described the gun as an “assault rifle.”
The arrest warrant details a terse interaction over culpability when police later told Enriquez he was going to be charged with murder.
The defendant allegedly responded that Turrubiartez “shouldn’t have been there” on the night in question and said “he would do it again.”
A defense attorney cited by the TV station said he is gathering discovery for his client and looks forward to “building his defense.”
Enriquez is being detained in the McLennan County Jail on $750,000 bond.