Body Found in Field Identified as Missing Teen Camila Mendoza Olmos. Officials Say Her Death Has Been Ruled a Suicide

A body discovered during the search for Camila Mendoza Olmos, who disappeared after leaving her Texas home on Christmas Eve morning, has been confirmed as the missing 19-year-old, authorities said.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday, Dec. 31, that the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the decedent found during an open-field search in the 10000 block of FM 1560 as Camila Mendoza Olmos. Officials determined that she died by suicide from a gunshot wound to the head.

Deputies located her body in a field “very close” to her home, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said during a news briefing on Tuesday, Dec. 30. At the time, Salazar noted it was too early to confirm the identity of the remains. The medical examiner’s office also stated then that identification and examination were still pending.

Salazar added that investigators did not suspect foul play in her death.

“From what has been described to us, it sounds like a young person going through a very tough time in their life, dealing with emotional issues,” Salazar said. While she had not been formally diagnosed, he noted that she had shown signs consistent with depression.

Camila was last seen around 6:58 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 24, when she left her family’s home on the 11000 block of Caspian Spring in northwest Bexar County, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

In the days following her disappearance, multiple agencies — including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security — joined the search efforts, Salazar told ABC News.

Security footage from the family’s home reportedly showed a person believed to be Olmos around 7 a.m. on Christmas Eve, appearing to search for something in her car, according to investigators. Authorities believe she left the home on foot, carrying only her car keys and possibly her driver’s license, ABC News reported.

Olmos’ mother, Rosario, told local outlet KENS that she and her daughter had been sleeping when she felt Camila get out of bed. About 90 minutes later, she woke up to find her daughter missing.

Camila’s car was still parked at the home, and her phone had been left behind on the bed.

“I put it to charge and went out to look for her,” Rosario said. “I thought I would find her like other times, walking, and we would come home together.”