Lower Valley man accused of murdering mother-in-law during argument over wife

UPDATE, Sept. 7: New details were revealed Tuesday in court documents about what led an El Paso man to allegedly shoot and kill a woman during an argument this past weekend.

30-year-old Juan Rodriguez is accused of murdering 53-year-old Maria Soroa. It happened Saturday morning at a home in the 9100 block of Texas Red Drive in the Lower Valley.

According to a police affidavit, Soroa is the mother in law of Rodriguez.

The affidavit says the argument between the pair was related to Rodriguez's plans to separate from his wife; the argument escalated and that's when police say Rodriguez allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Soroa multiple times.

Rodriguez remained held Tuesday on a million dollar bond in the downtown jail.

UPDATE, Sept. 5: An El Paso man was jailed Sunday on $1 million bond on charges he murdered a woman during an argument inside a Lower Valley home.

30-year-old Juan Antonio Rodriguez is accused in Saturday's deadly shooting of 53-year-old Maria Antonieta Soroa.

Detectives said the pair were arguing during the early morning hours at a home in the 9100 block of Texas Red Drive, when Rodriguez pulled out a gun and shot Soroa multiple times.

Judge Humberto Acosta set the million dollar bail for Rodriguez and ordered him held in the El Paso County Detention Facility.

ORIGINAL REPORT, Sept. 4: EL PASO, Texas -- One person is dead after a shooting in El Paso's Lower Valley.

According to police, the shooting happened around 5:30 a.m. Saturday.

It occurred in the 9100 block of Texas Red Drive, which had red tape blocking off an area of the residential neighborhood.

Police said no one else was injured and no arrests had been made.

No further details were immediately available.