Convicted Murderer Arrested in Deadly Cameron Shooting

CAMERON, Texas (AP) _ A Central Texas man who served time for a double slaying nearly 30 years ago has been charged in a triple shooting that claimed one life.

Milam (MY’-luhm) County jail records show Ricardo Munoz of Rockdale was being held Tuesday on charges of murder and parole violation.

Cameron police say Sunday’s gunfire left Francisco Avila dead. Another man and a boy have gunshot wounds not believed to be life-threatening.

The Eagle newspaper reports Munoz was convicted of two killings in Starr County in 1986, received 20-year terms and was paroled in 1997. He later served two years for unlawful possession of a firearm.

Jail records don’t list an attorney for Munoz. Bond was denied on the parole charge.

Starr County prosecutors on Tuesday have no immediate details on the 1986 case.

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