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Two Dead After Two-County Rampage Capes Off
In Wilson County the body of former Atascosa County Commissioner Tommy Shearrer was found in his pickup on St Augustine Road near F M 3006. A suspect, 19 year old Manuel De Los Reyes Galeas, was later found dead in a creek near St Augustine, shot by a 9mm pistol. Authorities issued a murder warrant for Galeas after Shearrer’s death. The case involved multiple agencies including Atascosa Bexar and Dallas counties and a DPS helicopter search. Shearrer, laid to rest Oct 13, left two sons and a wife of 35 years.
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Atascosa County
David Soward
Soward
Shearrer
Galeas
Bexar
Atascosa
St. Augustine Road
Wilson County
St. Augustine
Bexar County
Louis Antu
U.S. 281
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Pleasanton and
Jourdanton
Texas Ranger
U.S. Customs and Border Protection