HOUSTON – Relatives of the young Hispanic woman who was shot 22 times while walking with her puppy in southwest Houston revealed that the victim had had heated arguments with her ex-boyfriend via text before she was killed Tuesday night.
Family members of Diamond Alvarez , 15 (initially said to be 16), said she was a student at Madison High School and was an exemplary student with excellent grades in all her subjects.
Diamond’s dream was to pursue a career in cosmetology and that it was her custom to go for a walk with her pet every day.
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According to relatives of the young woman, the night of the murder they heard several gunshots and were nervous when they learned that Diamond was outside walking with his dog . Soon after, they heard that the dog was scratching at the door and found out that he had returned without Diamond and had blood on his collar.
It was at that moment that they went looking for the young woman and found her lying and bleeding in a vacant lot. Relatives say that Diamond was still alive when they found her.
Diamond’s mother, Anna Machado, said it was her son who found her. The mother told FOX 26 that she tried to help her with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
“I couldn’t get it back,” Machado said.
The relatives say that they gave the police texts between Diamond and her ex-boyfriend where they argued and where the young woman had terminated the relationship between them.
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Among the texts they also found some where the ex-boyfriend asked Diamond to meet him near the place where the young woman was shot.
Diamond’s mother said that the police have investigated the texts and that they have already contacted the person of interest, but that for now they do not have enough evidence to press charges.
Houston Police have not released the name of the person of interest.