26-year-old Julio Cesar Martinez of Eagle Pass was found deceased after family found he had hanged himself in the backyard.
When Maverick County Sheriff’s Department and Eagle Pass Fire Department EMS responded to the call Sunday afternoon at Martinez’s home in Loma Bonita, he had already passed.
Martinez was a patient being treated for mental health issues.
When asked if the department had seen an increase in suicides in Maverick County, Chief Sheriff Deputs Robert De Leon said, “nothing above average.”