Joshua Perez, 35, died from a gunshot wound to the chest inside a mobile home on Mary Street in Taft, Texas, on January 31, 2022. Deputies responded that day to multiple related shootings and stabbings in the area.

Another man, 36-year-old Moses Torres, suffered stab wounds and identified 35-year-old Rudy Rivera as his attacker. Rivera was seen bleeding and getting into a car on Dolores Street shortly after the incidents; an aggravated assault warrant was issued for him. Rivera was later arrested in Corpus Christi with a gunshot wound and charged with multiple offenses including engaging in organized crime, deadly conduct, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and aggravated assault, with bond set at $2.3 million. Rivera and Torres had both been arrested previously in connection with a July 2021 drive-by shooting on Elm Street and were out on bond at the time.

The San Patricio County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating to determine the full sequence of events and gather more evidence. Did anyone in Taft see activity near Mary Street or Dolores Street on January 31, 2022?