A Texas police officer has been arrested in Mexico after authorities accused him of killing three people and critically injuring the mother of his child. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.
The Coahuila attorney general's office said 35-year-old Chad Eberle was arrested on Wednesday at the border on a warrant accusing him of femicide and qualified homicide. Under Mexican law, femicide refers to the intentional killing of a woman or girl because of her gender.
According to La Razon de Mexico, the deadly shooting happened in July in Saltillo, Mexico, after an argument over Eberle allegedly not having permission to take his three-year-old son. Two women and one man were killed in the attack.
The victims were identified as Ana Laura, 44; Laura Jaquelín, 22; and Emanuel, 44. The child's 26-year-old mother was also shot in the head and remained in critical condition.
Investigators said Eberle was arrested while attempting to cross from Mexico into Texas through the international bridge at Piedras Negras. He had left the residence with his son in a gray Chevrolet Silverado, prompting a manhunt. The three-year-old was unharmed and was later placed in the care of Coahuila's child welfare agency.
The San Antonio Express identified Eberle as a police officer in the central Texas town of Santa Anna. Before that, he worked as a deputy constable with Bexar county and served as a police officer for the Northside independent school district. He also held law enforcement positions in Somerset, Marble Falls, Gregory, Lockney, and Bangs. A 2022 Facebook post described him as an army veteran.
Coahuila attorney general Federico Fernández said Eberle was admitted to the Saltillo men's penitentiary, and the minor was placed under the custody of the prosecutor's office for boys, girls and the family (Pronnif). Santa Anna city officials described Eberle as one of their reserve officers on personal leave until December. They stated he was an unpaid reserve officer hired in November 2025 and worked one weekend per month, adding that no further public comment would be made due to the ongoing investigation.