Erin Marie Benavides, 54, a former assistant district attorney in Texas and ex-wife of NBA commentator Brent Barry, died by suicide at her Port Aransas home on October 14, according to the Port Aransas Police Department. Officers responded to a welfare check at Benavides's residence and discovered she had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. An investigation into her death is underway.
Benavides served in the 48th Judicial District Attorney's Office in Uvalde and Real counties from January 2023 to August 2026, focusing on human smuggling cases with the Border Protection Unit. Her former employer remembered her on social media for her "earnestness and hard work," her "boisterous laugh," and her pride in her sons.
In 2010, Benavides made national headlines when her divorce from Brent Barry became public amid allegations of an emotional affair with Tony Parker, who was then married to actress Eva Longoria. Barry cited irreconcilable differences in his divorce filing, while Longoria filed for divorce weeks later, alleging infidelity by Parker. Sources at the time indicated that while the affair was emotional, it did not become physical. Benavides and Longoria had reportedly become friends while their husbands were teammates with the San Antonio Spurs.