A U.S. Army sergeant in Texas, who was found in his car, shot several times, died early on New Year’s Day, according to reports.
Sgt. Jessica Mitchell, 30, was on vacation when she was found around 3 am on Friday on Interstate 10 in San Antonio, the Army said, according to FOX 29 in San Antonio.
Mitchell was appointed a dentist for the US Army Medical Center of Excellence at the San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Joint Base.
“We are devastated by the tragic loss of Sergeant Jessica Mitchell,” Major General Dennis LeMaster of the Center of Excellence said in a statement, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
Sgt. Jessica Mitchell was found shot several times in her car at the beginning of New Year’s Day.
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“Our sincere condolences go out to your family and friends. We are focused on supporting Sergeant Mitchell’s family as well as his soldiers during this extremely difficult time.”
The Dodge Challenger in which Mitchell was found showed several signs of gunshots on the driver’s side door and window, the newspaper reported.
“I told all my kids, I want you to do better than me,” her father, Mayo Mitchell, told FOX 29. “She and my kids have done so far and she wanted to be the best that her military career could be. . But that was stopped. “
Mitchell’s death came after a previous family tragedy: in 2017, his brother, Judge Mitchell, was shot and killed at age 18, WOAI-TV in San Antonio reported.
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Mitchell had no pulse and was pronounced dead in the hospital within an hour, KSAT-TV in San Antonio reported.
The case is being investigated by homicide detectives, but authorities have yet to make any arrests or names of suspects.
The San Antonio Police Department and the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division are investigating together, according to KSAT.
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Mitchell’s death came days after the remains of unidentified skeletons were found near the base and months after the army corps. Vanessa Guillén was killed inside a Fort Hood arsenal. She was allegedly murdered by another soldier.