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Eagle Pass
A 40 year old man identified as Laurencio Ledezma who was found lifeless at his home on Friendly Street on the south side of Eagle Pass is being investigated by the Maverick County Sheriff's Department. Tere Melendrez informed The News Gram that the family members found the lifeless body of Ledezma and the body has been sent for autopsy. The incident occurred on Saturday and authorities stated they had found his lifeless body in his home. The Justice of the Peace stated that there are suspicions that he may have intoxicated himself to death with an excess amount of medication. The results of the autopsy are pending, but this is the third such finding of an elderly person found dead of 'Natural causes' which is of serious concern to local authorities.