LA JOYA, Texas — A South Texas police chief found shot in his patrol car is being ruled a suicide.
Autopsy results Friday confirmed that La Joya police Chief Jose Del Angel died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. The 44-year-old was found Thursday night parked in a lot that a colleague belonged to the police chief.
La Joya officer Joe Cantu said Del Angel had been having personal problems at home. Del Angel worked in La Joya for 17 years, starting as a dispatcher and rising to police chief in 2008.
La Joya is located just outside McAllen.