{"id":374971,"date":"2026-07-16T02:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/374971\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T02:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:48:12","slug":"family-remembers-daughter-as-investigation-into-her-death-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/374971\/","title":{"rendered":"Family remembers daughter as investigation into her death continues"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM<\/a>) \u2013 More than two months after 25-year-old Claire Terry died, her family says they are still grieving while hoping to learn the truth about what happened to their daughter.<\/p>\n

Terry died on May 6 following what an initial El Paso Police Department report described as a vehicle-pedestrian incident near Doniphan Drive and Paisano Drive. The report documented the case as an “unattended death.”<\/p>\n

\u00a01 person seriously injured in vehicle, pedestrian crash\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Since then, the case has been investigated by the El Paso Police Department’s Crimes Against Persons Unit, a division that handles homicides, death investigations and other violent crimes. EPPD has since presented the case to the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office for review.<\/p>\n

While the investigation continues, Terry’s family says they want the community to remember her for the person she was.<\/p>\n

“She was amazing\u2026 inside and out” her mother, Vanessa Storey, told KTSM 9 News.<\/p>\n

Her parents said Terry was studying at the University of Texas at El Paso with hopes of becoming a teacher, a career they believe reflected her caring personality and love for helping others.<\/p>\n

For her father, Lester Terry, the pain of losing his daughter remains overwhelming.<\/p>\n

“We buried our daughter, but we still carry the pain of all of these events. And not knowing what truly happened is very difficult,” Lester Terry said.<\/p>\n

Storey echoed that heartbreak.<\/p>\n

“It’s not fair. Every day that I have to wake up and not talk to her or feel that she’s not here\u2026 No mother should have to deal with this,” Storey said.<\/p>\n

Despite their grief, the family says they are holding onto hope that one day they’ll have answers.<\/p>\n

EPPD presented the case to the DA’s office, but has not said anything about the investigation.<\/p>\n

KTSM reached out to the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office for an update on the case. A spokesperson said the office cannot release any additional information at this time.<\/p>\n

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