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Widower tells Hurst City Council he doubts police probe into wife’s 2023 killing
Summary
At a Hurst City Council meeting, a man whose wife was killed in July 2023 said he believes the Hurst Police Department has not fully investigated the case and has declined outside assistance, and asked the council to help escalate the inquiry.
Zane Jones, a resident, told the Hurst City Council during public comment that his wife, identified in his remarks as Viola Nunez, was shot on the evening of July 10, 2023, and died hours later. “My wife and I were shot at from another moving vehicle while on Lupe 20. She was shot in the head, and she died a few hours,” Jones said.
Jones said he has repeatedly raised concerns about how Hurst Police Department detectives handled evidence and follow-up and that offers of help from federal agencies were not accepted. He told the council the FBI and the ATF visited after the shooting and offered assistance, and said that, in his view, Hurst PD has “consistently fumbled the ball.”
Why it matters: Jones framed his remarks as a request for…
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