Suspect arrested in murder of Duncanville woman

Juanita Elena Rodriguez,
Juanita Elena Rodriguez, Photo credit Duncanville Police Dept.

There is still no word on a motive, but Dallas police say they have arrested a suspect in the murder of a Duncanville woman.

Dallas Police say the suspect, 65 year old Clinton Smith, is being charged with the murder of 54-year-old Juanita Rodriguez.

Rodriguez's body was discovered Wednesday in Dallas. Investigators say she was shot to death. Her family reported her missing last Saturday.

On Wednesday, officers were called out to a vacant lot on South Ledbetter Drive near Kiest Boulevard in southwest Dallas. They found a woman's body wrapped in a plastic tarp. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office says it is Rodriguez, and that she had been shot and killed. Her death is being classified as a murder.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Duncanville Police Dept.