Beeville man arrested in connection with fatal assault at Walmart

BEEVILLE, Texas — A Beeville man was arrested Thursday after police were called to reports of an assault at the local Walmart.

According to Beeville Police Chief Robert Bridge, officers got a call around 2:50 p.m. Thursday regarding the assault. When they arrived they found bystanders performing CPR on the victim. Medics arrived and transported the victim to Christus Spohn Beeville Hospital.

A police investigation led officers to a home in the 1400 block of Mockingbird Lane where they made contact with a man they identified as a suspect in the assault. 36-year-old Randy Tamez was arrested and booked into the Bee County Jail on a charge of aggravated assault causing bodily injury.

The victim, identified by the Nueces County Medical as 44-year-old Jaime Lopez, was pronounced brain dead early Friday morning and remains on life support.

Tamez has been charged with murder. He remains in custody in lieu of $1 million dollars bond.

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