A staffer in the office of Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, died earlier this month after she “doused herself in gasoline and was ignited into flames,” according to police.
Regina Santos-Aviles, a 35-year-old regional district director for Gonzales since 2021, caught fire while alone in the backyard behind her Uvalde, Texas, home on the night of Sept. 13, according to the Uvalde Police Department.
She died a day later at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio due to severe burns. Firefighters reportedly found a burning can of gasoline in the backyard.
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