Three men charged after deadly Lubbock motel shooting

Lina Portman2 weeks ago

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Two men have been indicted on murder charges and another on other criminal charges in connection with a fatal April shooting at a downtown Lubbock motel.

Leeroy Trevino Jr., 18, and Tony Thomas, 34, were indicted on murder charges Tuesday by a Lubbock County grand jury in connection with the April 13 shooting death of Jose Gonzalez, 34, according to court records . A third man, Michael Taylor, 33, was charged with aggravated robbery and obstruction or retaliation in connection with the killing. All three remained at the Lubbock County Detention Center on Saturday.

Thomas was arrested April 18 in Fort Worth as part of a multi-agency effort in connection with Gonzalez's shooting, according to a news release from Lubbock police.

The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit and the Lubbock Texas Gang Unit worked to identify and confirm Thomas as a suspect in this case, according to police.

TAG coordinated with the Fort Worth Police Department's Directed Response Unit, the HSI Border Enforcement Security Task Force and the Attorney General's Office Fugitive Unit who arrested Thomas during of a vehicle stop at 4:30 p.m. April 18 in the 7800 block of Horseman Road in Fort Worth.

An arrest warrant charging Thomas with murder was issued earlier today. Thomas was transported and booked into the Tarrant County Jail without incident.

TAG arrested Trevino around 1:51 a.m. April 17 in the 200 block of 50th Street in Lubbock. He was taken to the Lubbock County Detention Center without incident. An arrest warrant charging Trevino with murder was issued on the evening of April 15.

On April 14, TAG arrested Michael Taylor, 33, around 10:35 p.m. in the 10600 block of Chicago Avenue in connection with the murder. Taylor was charged with grand larceny and obstruction or retaliation. He was booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center without incident.

Lubbock police responded to a report of shots fired around 8:05 p.m. April 13 at the Executive Inn in the 4400 block of Avenue Q. Upon arrival, officers located Gonzalez with multiple gunshot wounds.

Police believe Gonzalez was leaving a motel in a vehicle when Thomas and Trevino fired shots, striking Gonzalez before fleeing on foot, the AJ previously reported. Gonzalez exited the vehicle and entered a room at the motel, where officers located him.

Other details about what led to the shooting were not immediately clear because the investigation is ongoing.

Lina Portman

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