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Norma Villarreal killing: a closer look at Ramon Rodriguez’s murder booking

Ramon Vasquez Rodriguez’s county entry confirms a September 13 murder booking. We compare its timeline with the initial report of Norma Linda Villarreal’s death.

Ramon Vasquez Rodriguez’s booking photograph associated with booking B202637389
Ramon Vasquez Rodriguez. Booking photograph from our public-record collection; the existing publisher watermark is retained.

The reported death on the South Side

Ramon Vasquez Rodriguez, 70, was accused of fatally shooting Norma Linda Villarreal, 62, at a South Side home, according to KSAT’s September 14 report. The station reported that SAPD’s preliminary account said Rodriguez contacted authorities and told responding officers he had shot her. Villarreal died at the scene, according to that coverage.

KSAT reported that the relationship between Rodriguez and Villarreal was unclear. We have not established one and do not characterize the case as a domestic relationship on that basis.

KSAT’s account of the preliminary police report ↗

The county’s booking timeline

The county entry identifies Ramon Vasquez Rodriguez under booking B202637389, SID 426653. It lists a murder charge, SAPD as the arresting agency and September 13 for both the arrest and booking dates.

Its alleged offense-date field also says September 13. KSAT’s initial report describes a Saturday evening police response, which would place that response on September 12. The sources therefore differ on the incident date. We retain the county’s booking date and flag that difference rather than treating the two dates as interchangeable.

County dates and murder-charge entry ↗

KSAT’s initial incident timeline ↗

Status as of this records check

At our September 29 check, the county entry displayed no release date or charge disposition. We have not verified a court outcome. Rodriguez is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. This report is linked to the existing September 13 booking and photograph, preserving that event’s place in the archive.

Source notes

We checked the county entry directly on September 29, 2026, Central Time, and matched it to the existing booking and photograph in our archive. The account of Villarreal’s death is attributed to KSAT’s September 14 reporting on SAPD’s preliminary report. We have not independently obtained that police report or resolved the difference between its reported incident day and the county’s offense-date field.

This article reflects the reporting available on September 29, 2026. Later developments should be read with their own dates and sources.