Elderly watchman on Toledo farm shot dead- farm warehouse burglarized

Posted: Sunday, February 20, 2022. 2:12 pm CST.

By BBN Staff: A 75-year-old watchman on a farm in Toledo was shot dead sometime between last night and this morning.

Police say that Transito Villalobos reported for duty on a farm in Bladden village at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and was scheduled to work until 5:45 a.m. today, however, a co-worker on the farm found him dead this morning and called the police.

Officers responded to the scene around 6:30 a.m. to find Villalobos’ body with apparent gunshot wounds. Further checks of the area revealed that the farm’s warehouse had been broken into and two weed eaters were missing.

Police are investigating.

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