Murder/Attempted Suicide Probe Continues

TYLER (Staff/AP) � Tyler police are looking into the possibility of financial problems as they seek a motive in a case they’ve labeled a murder and attempted suicide. Police say the murder suspect’s landlord is dead after being shot, and the suspect is in critical condition at Tyler�s East Texas Medical Center with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police identify the slain woman as Socorro Nunez, 70. The other woman is said to be Alice Alvarez Aguilar, 47, who is pictured here. Police initially responded to a report of gunshots that came from inside the residence at 118 S. Beverly Street around after 12:30 yesterday afternoon. When officers arrived, they found Nunez�s body on the floor in Apartment #1. Officers searched the area for the suspect and located her unconscious in the adjacent apartment with the self-inflicted wound.