Illegal Migrant Charged with Murdering Texas Man in Front of His Family
by Paul Bois
An illegal migrant has been charged with shooting and killing a Texas man at point-blank range in front of his family.
Andres Fernandez De La Paz, a Cuban national, allegedly murdered ex-brother-in-law, Ediesky Incencio Pineiro, at his home in Harris County.
It was later revealed De La Paz stayed in the United States despite a prior arrest for credit card skimming, a prior murder case, and previously threatening to kill the family before fleeing to Mexico. Per KPRC2:
Three law enforcement sources told KPRC 2 News that Fernandez De La Paz was under FBI investigation connected to a credit card skimming scheme prior to his arrest for murder.
The suspect’s criminal history includes a previous murder case from 2016, when he allegedly shot two men, killing one. Prosecutors dismissed that case the next year, writing in records that it couldn’t be proven beyond a reasonable doubt and citing self-defense issues.
The Sour Lake Police Department arrested him in June 2023 after discovering skimming devices during a traffic stop in Hardin County. The police chief said officers stopped him just after he and two others had placed one at a gas pump.
Raiza Cedeño Sosa, the murder victim’s wife, described her husband as a “wonderful person.”
“He was a wonderful person. I don’t have any bad memories of him. He was a good father and friend,” she told reporters.
The wife’s sister, who previously had a relationship with De La Paz, had been staying at the house and said he had been toxic and violent.
Though an immigration judge ordered De La Paz removed in 2019, he stayed in the United States after the Cuban government refused his return, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a lengthy statement: