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Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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7th West Texas death identified; 'truck driver in heaven'

A 35-year-old trucker who was among the seven people killed by a gunman in West Texas was returning home to his family when he was shot, relatives said.

Raul Garcia, a father of four from El Paso, Texas, was identified by authorities in Odessa, Texas.

"Just like my son said, 'Mom, now he'll be a truck driver in heaven,'" Garcia's wife, Perla Garcia, told KVIA-TV.

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