Texas Congressional Staffer ‘Doused Herself in Gasoline’ and Lit Herself on Fire

According to a new report, the Texas GOP congressional staffer who died earlier this month after she caught on fire in her home doused herself in gasoline and set her body on fire.

After reviewing surveillance video, authorities determined Regina Santos-Aviles was in her backyard alone when she caught fire on September 13.

Santos-Aviles was alive when first responders arrived at her home late in the evening on September 13; however, she passed away the next morning.

Firefighters also had to put out burning gas cans, according to the report obtained by Uvalde Leader-News.

Texas officials did not disclose whether Santos-Aviles deliberately set herself on fire; however, her family insists it was an accident.

“Her last words were, ‘I don’t want to die,’” a family member previously told KSAT.

The 35-year-old worked for US Rep. Tony Gonzales as a congressional staffer.

The official cause of death is still pending.

Uvalde Leader News reported:

Regina Santos-Aviles was alone in her backyard at 215 Geraldine St. when she caught fire and law enforcement does not believe others were involved in her death, according to a Sept. 23 Uvalde Police Department statement.

Santos-Aviles, former Uvalde Chamber of Commerce director and regional district director for U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, died Sept. 14 after catching fire and sustaining burns the previous night. She was 35.

UPD, EMS and the Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department responded to the initial disturbance call at Santos-Aviles’ residence at roughly 9:40 p.m. Sept. 13. The fire had been put out and EMS was treating Santos-Aviles when firefighters arrived. Police officers told the firefighters that she had “doused herself in gasoline and was ignited into flames,” according to a UVFD report. Firefighters also extinguished a burning gas can in the backyard.

She died at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

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