Investigation underway after 34-year-old man found shot to death in Porter

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a homicide in the Porter community.

Deputies originally received a call on Sunday around 9:25 p.m. about a suicide with a weapon.

When they arrived at the 23000 block of Holly Ridge, they found Rufino Gutierrez, 34, of Porter with a gunshot wound.

Preliminary investigations conducted by authorities revealed the man’s death was not a suicide, but rather a homicide, the sheriff’s office said.

The case was being handled by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Homicide and Violent Crimes detectives.