Overview
- A Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department report says police told crews Regina Santos-Aviles had doused herself with gasoline, a detail the Express-News reported it confirmed.
- Firefighters reported extinguishing a burning gasoline can in the backyard of the Uvalde home.
- Police cite preliminary DPS findings that she was alone when the fire began and say they have no indication anyone else was involved.
- Detectives submitted home surveillance video to the Texas DPS crime lab for analysis, with the Texas Rangers assisting the Uvalde Police Department.
- Family members told KSAT they believe the death was an accident and recounted her final words as, “I don’t want to die.”