{"id":32315,"date":"2026-08-08T11:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32315"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:13:33","slug":"texas-cop-chad-eberle-fatally-shot-3-people-during-custody-battle-in-mexico-before-being-captured-at-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32315","title":{"rendered":"Texas cop Chad Eberle fatally shot 3 people during custody battle in Mexico before being captured at border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2F136797914.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Texas police officer allegedly killed three people and critically wounded his ex-partner during a suspected custody battle in Mexico before he was caught trying to flee into the US with his toddler son.<\/p>\n<p>Chad Eberle, a reserve officer for the Santa Anna Police Department, is accused of opening fire at a home in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, after he was denied custody of his 3-year-old son on Aug. 4, Mexican newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.razon.com.mx\/estados\/2026\/08\/06\/chad-n-expolicia-de-texas-comete-multihomicidio-en-saltillo-para-llevarse-a-su-hijo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Raz\u00f3n reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two 44-year-olds, a female and a male, and a 22-year-old female were killed in the shooting, according to the outlet. Officials did not reveal the relationship the victims had with Eberle<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Reserve police officer Chad Eberle was arrested and charged in the triple murder shooting in Mexico on Aug. 4, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Bangs Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eberle, 35, allegedly shot his son\u2019s 26-year-old mother in the head during the massacre, critically wounding her before fleeing the home with the kid, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican authorities captured Eberle at the International Bridge II in Piedras Negras, Mexico, when he was trying to cross back into Eagle Pass, Texas while driving his Chevrolet Silverado truck. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Coahuila State Attorney General\u2019s office issued an arrest warrant for Eberle for his probable responsibility in the crimes of femicide and aggravated homicide, officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mexican authorities, who identified the suspected killer as Chad \u201cN,\u201d transported Eberle back to Saltillo, a city roughly 55 miles southwest of Monterrey, and booked him into the Saltillo Men\u2019s Penitentiary Center Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>His son was also brought back to Saltillo, where he is in the custody of the Office of the Attorney for Children, Girls and the Family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe protection of children is a priority, therefore the child has been accompanied from the beginning and will be transferred in the company of said Institution and a family member to this capital city of Saltillo,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eberle was captured at the International Bridge II in Piedras Negras, Mexico, when he was trying to cross back into Eagle Pass, Texas. <span class=\"credit\">FGE Coahuila<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eberle worked for several police departments in Texas before his arrest. <span class=\"credit\">Bangs Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eberle, who previously served in the US Army, has held positions with several police departments.<\/p>\n<p>He is a former deputy constable with the Bexar County Constable Precinct 2, a position he held from 2019 to 2020, and had stints with the Bangs, Lockney, Northside ISD and Somerset Police Departments, <a href=\"https:\/\/ktxs.com\/news\/local\/santa-anna-reserve-officer-accused-of-killing-3-people-in-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to KTXS.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the time of his arrest, Eberle was a volunteer reserve officer with the Santa Anna Police Department, having been hired in November 2025 and working 1 weekend shift a month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City of Santa Anna has been made aware of a situation out of Mexico concerning one of our Reserve Officers, Chad Eberle, that was on a personal leave of absence until December,\u201d the city said in a statement obtained by local paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colemantoday.com\/news\/city-of-santa-anna-statement-on-investigation-of-sapd-reserve-officer\/article_c7c8efbd-52c1-452e-ac16-6955a9f479ad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coleman Today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the ongoing investigation, no other public comment will be made,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas police officer allegedly killed three people and critically wounded his ex-partner during a suspected custody battle in Mexico before he was caught trying to flee into the US with his toddler son. 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