MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SCHULENBURG FOR DEATH OF EDNA HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADER

  

A suspect in the death of a high school cheerleader, whose body was found by her mother in a bathtub at their home, was arrested on Saturday in Schulenburg.

The Edna Police Department says they located an “undocumented male” identified as 23-year-old Rafael Govea Romero in Schulenburg, where he was taken into custody by Edna police and Texas Rangers. 

Romero has been transported to the Jackson County Jail and charged with Capital Murder for the death of 16-year-old Lizbeth Medina. 

Local media reports state that Medina was scheduled to perform along with other Edna High School cheerleaders in a Christmas parade on Tuesday, December 5^th, but her mother went home to look for her when she never showed up.  She found Medina unresponsive at their apartment.

Edna Police Chief Rick Boone said in Sunday’s press release that the arrest came after “countless hours” of investigation, but did not disclose the circumstances of Medina’s death, any potential motives or any connection between Romero and Medina. 

Boone thanked the Texas Rangers, the Schulenburg Police Department and Fayette County for their assistance. 

The Edna community held a vigil on Saturday to mourn and remember Medina.