Body found confirmed to be missing 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos, death ruled suicide

The assemblage that was recovered successful a Texas tract has been identified arsenic Camila Mendoza Olmos, a 19-year-old who had been missing since Christmas Eve, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

Authorities recovered the teen's assemblage Tuesday portion searching a tract astir 100 yards from her home.

The aesculapian examiner determined that Olmos died of a gunshot coiled to the head, and ruled her decease a suicide, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.

A firearm was located astatine the country wherever the assemblage was found, said Sheriff Javier Salazar. A firearm belonging to a comparative of Mendoza Olmos' has been missing, helium said. Authorities person not yet determined if the missing firearm is simply a lucifer for the 1 observed astatine the scene, helium said.

Salazar said 1 anticipation investigators were moving nether regarding the teen's disappearance was the "fear of self-harm," and that determination were immoderate "indicators of suicidal ideation" and undiagnosed signs of depression.

"From what's being described to us, it sounds similar it was a young idiosyncratic going done a precise pugnacious clip successful their life," helium said.

Mendoza Olmos grew up successful Southern California and inactive has adjacent household ties. She was calved successful Ontario and went to simple schoolhouse there.

Dashboard camera video released this week whitethorn amusement Mendoza Olmos close erstwhile she went missing. Investigators judge footage shows the assemblage pupil walking adjacent her location the greeting she disappeared.

Mendoza Olmos was seen connected surveillance video rummaging done her car Christmas Eve morning, past walking retired of sight.

Her household said she near without her phone.

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ABC News contributed to this report.