2023-10-29
Teenager charged with murder following deadly bar fight in Amarillo | KVII
A teenager is accused of killing a man on October 29, 2023 during a a bar fight at Las Alazanas in the 2800 block of East Amarillo Blvd. (Google Maps)
AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — He's not old enough to drink at a bar, but a teenager is accused of killing a man after a bar fight.
Daniel Martinez, 18, is charged with murder.
According to Amarillo police, Martinez got into a fight with Jose Gerardo Morales Zavala, 31, on Sunday night at Las Alazanas, a bar at the corner of Amarillo Boulevard East and Nelson Street.
Police said Martinez left the bar, but came back a short time later and shot Zavala.
Zavala was found dead on the floor of the bar.
Martinez was arrested by the SWAT team at his home after a short standoff.
1 dead, Amarillo teen arrested after Sunday shooting in NE Amarillo bar
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The Amarillo Police Department released information on a Sunday night shooting in northeast Amarillo, in which a teenager was arrested after 31-year-old Jose Gerardo Morales Zavala was found dead on the floor of a local bar.
According to the police department, officers were sent to a bar in the 2800 block of Amarillo Boulevard East at around 10:20 p.m. on Sunday after a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they reported finding Zavala dead on the floor of the bar.
Police said that Zavala had been in an argument with 18-year-old Daniel Martinez, who had left the scene and later returned and allegedly shot Zavala.
The Amarillo police said that Martinez was arrested at his home “after a short standoff, without incident” by Amarillo SWAT officers, and booked into the Potter County Detention Center on a charge of murder.
Police noted that the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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