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Suspect identified in brutal motel attack in McAllen
Posted: 01.13.2011 at 10:20 PM
Sergio Chapa

Sergio is KGBT's Interactive Manager and a reporter for VALLEYCENTRAL.COM.

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Javier Valles Jr.
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McAllen police have identified a man who wanted for shooting a 19-year-old woman in the face and leaving her in a motel room.

Investigators told Action 4 News that 24-year-old Javier Valles Jr. is wanted on a criminal attempted murder charge.

McAllen police were at the La Casita Motel at 120 South 4th Street where the 19-year-old woman was found inside a motel room.

Investigators told Action 4 News that the woman was found by housekeeping staff around 8:15 a.m. Thursday.

Police said the woman was shot and wounded in her face.

Paramedics rushed the woman to a local hospital where she's listed in serious condition.

According to police radio communictions, Valles fled the scene in a grey Chrysler car. The vehicle was reportedly last seen headed to Mexico.

Valles has a criminal record that includes serving four years in prison for aggravated robbery.

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