Partner Homicides – Texas Student and Ohio Mother
Contact: Mona Kafeel – TMWF CEO 469-467-6241 #103 Mkafeel@tmwf.org TMWF Statement August 29, 2024 Plano, Texas – Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation (TMWF) is saddened by the tremendous loss of a young woman. Andrea Rodriguez Avila, a Rice University Student in Houston, became a victim of murder-suicide, losing her life to gun violence at the hands of her intimate partner / boyfriend. In Texas there are over 200 domestic violence homicides every year, according to the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCAV). A leading driver of domestic violence homicides in Texas is firearm access and over 75% of domestic violence homicides…
