1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nelson. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 2: A Texas father collapses and dies while trying to save 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 2: his teenage son who was accidentally shot by his younger 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 2: brother at their home. Police responded to the shooting at 5 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 2: a house in Texas City just after one am that day. 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 2: They found seventeen year old Joshua Gonzales dead from an 7 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: accidental gunshot wound caused by his fifteen year old brother. 8 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: As their father, Julian J. Gonzalez, attempted to perform life 9 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: saving measures on Joshua, he suffered a fatal medical episode 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: and died at the scene. Police questioned the younger brother 11 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: and later released him pending further investigation. The Galveston County 12 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: District Attorney's Office will determine whether any charges will be filed. 13 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: Jay Gonzalez was forty one, a single father and a 14 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: well loved tattoo artist who owned Artistic Image Tattoo Studio 15 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: in Texas City. He was known for his devotion to 16 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 1: his sons and his commitment to his community. Quote he 17 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: did so much for so many people. His business partner, 18 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: Melo Salazar telling Kriiv, well, that's wrong pay and questions 19 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: and what if and guilts and blaming itself and all that. Salazar, 20 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: who worked with Gonzales for over twenty five years, describes 21 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: him as a brother and praises his constant efforts to 22 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: give back. Quote, he went the extra mile if he could. 23 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,839 Speaker 1: It's not going to be the same without him. Joshua 24 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: was a student to Texas City Independent School District. The 25 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 1: district expressing its condolences in a statement offering counseling services 26 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: to students and staff. Jays loved once have asked for 27 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: prayers and support for his fifteen year old son, who 28 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: now faces the emotional burden of this heartbreaking incident. More 29 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: crime and justice news after this. A North Carolina woman 30 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: is found dead in Fayetteville a week after being seen 31 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: getting into a stranger's car on doorbill camera footage. Felice 32 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: are now investigating her death as a homicide. Heather Williams, 33 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: h twenty five, disappeared January fourth, leaving her family's home 34 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: Fayetteville just before ten o'clock that night. Surveillance footage showed 35 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: her walking to a light colored sedan with a sun roof. 36 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: Her family did not recognize the vehicle or its driver. 37 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: Six days later, January tenth, police discovered her body in 38 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: the forest. Authorities have not revealed how she died, but 39 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: confirmed it was a homicide. Heather, who had cognitive impairments 40 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: and physical challenges from a twenty fifteen car accident, was 41 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: described by her sister Mary as trusting and vulnerable. After 42 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: the accident, Heather spent months in a coma and had 43 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: to relearn how to walk and talk. She made progress 44 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: over the years, but still walked with a limp and 45 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: had limited speech. Mary shared that her sister wanted to 46 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: live like any other twenty five year old despite her disabilities, 47 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: saying quote, she just wanted to be normal. The night 48 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: Heather vanished, she left home after her parents went to 49 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: sleep around twelve ten am. Her phone sent its last message, 50 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: but what it said and who it was sent to 51 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: remained secret. Police have located the car she got into, 52 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: but have not named a suspect or confirmed that the 53 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: driver is connected to her death. Mary says her face Emily, 54 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: had been playing detective during the week heathern was missing, 55 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: piecing together her call and social media activity. Quote, we 56 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: hope she would walk back through the door, laughing and 57 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: everything would be fine. Now we don't even know what 58 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: day she died. The family described Heather as joyful and 59 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: full of faith, Mary saying her parents are leaning on 60 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: their Christian beliefs, even expressing forgiveness toward whoever is responsible. 61 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: Mary says, quote, we just asked whoever it is to 62 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: please come forward and do the right thing. Police have 63 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: asked anyone with information and contact nine ten seven two 64 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: three oh three two seven. Heather's family continuing to plead 65 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: for justice, with Mary urging quotes, somebody knows something, please 66 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:42,119 Speaker 1: come forward. A man is reported missing in Michigan after 67 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: leaving his home on foot, reportedly heading to California. Philip 68 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: Carl Rausch, fifty six at the time, was last seen 69 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: in ann Arbor, Michigan, December twenty first of twenty thirteen. 70 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: His significant others saw him leave, but he did not return, 71 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: and efforts to contact him all failed. On January thirty 72 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: first of twenty fourteen, he was officially reported missing. Rausch 73 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: was known to suffer from mental health issues and had 74 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: prior interactions with law enforcement during episodes related to his condition. 75 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: These encounters often occurred near highways and railroad tracks while 76 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: he traveled on foot. Rausch was last known to be 77 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: wearing gray pants, a beige coat, and khaki boots. He's 78 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: between five six and five eight, one hundred forty to 79 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: one hundred and sixty pounds with unkempt gray and brown hair. 80 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: Despite efforts to locate Rausch using his name and social 81 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: security number, no trace of him has been found in 82 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: mental health or correctional facilities. Investigators are urging agencies to 83 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: review their cases again and report any interactions with someone 84 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: matching Rause's description. Friends and family describe him as vulnerable 85 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: due to his mental health challenges, which could have placed 86 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: him in dangerous or unstable conditions. Law enforcement emphasizes the 87 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: need for public assistance in solving this case. If you 88 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: know anything about the disappearance of Philip Carl Rausch, called 89 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: eight hundred, call FBI or go to tips dot FBI 90 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: dot CoV would be sixty seven years old today. For 91 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: the latest crime and justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly 92 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: update on your favorite podcast app with this crime Alert. 93 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: I'm Drew Nelson.