15-07-2025
Woman sentenced after admitting to evidence tampering in 2024 Tyler fatal shooting
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — A woman who was accused of tampering with evidence following the murder of a 19-year-old in 2024 was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty on Thursday.
On July 4, 2024, Rawly Sanchez was murdered while driving with his friends in Tyler. According to an affidavit, Sanchez and his friends had to do a U-turn. When they turned behind Bautista Auto, the driver reported seeing a person in a building with an AK-47-style rifle who started shooting at them.
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Rawly was shot and his friends took him to a local hospital, where he died. Around the same time, a Tyler Police Department officer was driving by Bautista Auto when he saw a white Ford Explorer with bullet holes on the side. When the officer came back later, the Ford was gone, and then Smith County Sheriff's Office deputies arrived on the scene.
During the investigation, Corina Bautista arrived at the scene and was questioned about the Ford. Initially, she reportedly said the car was never there, but then said someone had shot at them when shown footage of the vehicle.
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After speaking with Corina, deputies went to her home and found the Ford parked in her driveway. Additionally, a man was seen inside, who was identified as Seferino Bautista-Renteria, Corina's husband. Seferino was questioned and claimed that he was at the lake with his family and then went to Bautista Auto to drop off jet skis.
Seferino claimed he and his son were almost hit by the truck Sanchez was in, so they went inside. According to the affidavit, Seferino claimed not to have shown any guns.
According to officials, several 7.62-caliber bullet casings were found at the scene of the murder, and Corina admitted there were guns at the business after initially saying there were none at the scene. After obtaining a search warrant, Bautisa Auto officials found two AK-style rifles in the back of the building.
Following the investigation, Seferino was arrested and charged with murder and two counts of aggravated assault. On April 3, before 114th District Court Judge Reeve Jackson.
Corina was also arrested following the investigation and was charged with tampering with and fabricating physical evidence with intent to impair. On Thursday, Corina was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty.
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