Suspect Arrested in 2012 Smith County Murder
Posted/updated on: March 20, 2013 at 2:32 am
TYLER — Smith County authorities have arrested a suspect in the June 2012 shooting death of Jose Alfredo Sanchez. The shooting took place at a home on County Road 37 in Northern Smith County. Two persons were wounded in the incident, including the suspect, Natalio Gurrusquieta, 72. He was arrested Monday by Smith County sheriff’s deputies and agents of U.S. Homeland Security Investigations. Gurrusquieta was taken into custody without incident in the 600 block of East Queen Street in Tyler.
An arrest warrant for Gurrusquieta was issued Monday by 241st State District Court Judge Jack Skeen, Jr., charging Gurrusquieta with murder. After his arrest, Gurrusquieta was booked in to the Smith County Jail. Bond has been set at $1,000,000.00.
