Edgar Mendoza Chico, a 44-year-old Hispanic man, was found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene on May 11, 2019, in the 200 block of Rio Rita Drive in Garland, Texas. Garland police responded in the early hours and opened a homicide investigation; detectives have been working to gather evidence but have not publicly disclosed the circumstances of the shooting or any suspect information.

A separate family court filing involving Edgar Mendoza Chico and the Attorney General of Texas was filed June 1, 2009, in Dallas County District Courts; that matter does not appear connected to his death. The investigation into the shooting remains active and the Garland Police Department has asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Edgar Mendoza Chico or has information about what happened on Rio Rita Drive that night, please contact the Garland Police Department.