Mexican farmworker fatally shot in West Texas, suspects post $250K bond

Jesús Iván Sepúlveda Martínez was living in his parents’ home with his wife and 6-month-old baby. His family says he left Mexico for Austin to seek work painting houses when he was shot to death.

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Mexican Farmworker Crossed The Border Dreaming Of Building His Familya Home Days Later ,E Was Fatally Shot In West Texas Quot First Published By The Tribune ,Wa Nonprofit ,Onpartisan Media Organization That Informs Texans And Engages With Them About Public Policy ,Politics ,Overnment And Statewide Issues Sign Up For The Brief ,Ur Daily Newsletter That Keeps Readers Up To Speed On The Most Essential Texas News Editors Note This Story Contains Explicit Language El Paso Sept 14 ,Ftera Day Of Picking Melons Ina Small Ranching Town In Durango ,With His Father ,Esús Iván Sepúlveda Martínez Packeda Small Duffel Bag With Some Clothes Anda Blanket Approached His Common Law Wife And Their 6 Month Old Daughter Told Them Goodbye ,Ho Sometimes Went By Chuy Or El Chore ,Hen Got Intoa Gray Ford Focus And His Father ,Apoleón Sepúlveda Moreno ,Rove Him Toa Bus Station An Hour North Of Their Town After 11 Ride To The Border ,He 22 Year Old Stayed With An Aunt In Ciudad Juárez ,Hen Crossed The Border Illegally Witha Group Of Other Mexican Migrants Sepúlveda Martínez Planned To Join His 34 Year Old Brother In Austin And Work Painting Houses Fora Couple Years He Figured Could Earn Enough That Time Come Back Durango Builda House For Wife Daughter So They Move Out Parents Home Seemed Happy Andi Kept Telling Him Take Care Himself Not Separate From Was Going With ,Epúlveda Moreno Said Sepúlveda Martínez And The Other 12 People In His Group Had Traveled About 100 Miles East Of El Paso When They Stopped To Drink Out Ofa Reservoir Near Sierra Blanca On Sept 27 Thats Police Say He Was Fatally Shot By 60 Year Old Michael Sheppard ,He Warden Ofa Local Immigration Detention Centera Woman In The Group Suffereda Gunshot Wound To Abdomen And Remains Hospitalizedim Shattered Andim Disappointed By Men Who Took My Sons Life ,Epúlveda Moreno Saidi Hope Those Evil Men Get The Strongest Punishment They Deserve Sheppard And His Twin Brother Mark ,Ho Police Say Was Present During The Shooting ,Ere Arrested On Suspicion Of Manslaughter And Transferred From The El Paso County Jail To Hudspeth Released Monday In Lieu Ofa 250 ,000 Bond Each The El Paso Times Reported On Wednesday That Hudspeth County Sheriff X27s Office Said Brothers Are Now Facing Aggravated Assault Witha Deadly Weapon Charges And Were Arrested Booked Into Jail Again Tuesday Evening According Toa Probable Cause Affidavit From Department Of Public Safety ,Igrants In The Group Told Police That When They Stopped At Reservoir ,Hey Sawa Truck Pass ,Hen Stop And Back Up They Hid Behind Brush Heard Someone Yell In Spanish ,Ome Out You Sons Of Bitches ,Ittle Asses ,He Affidavit Says Michael Sheppard Then Got Out Of The Truck Witha Shotgun ,Eaned Against The Hood And Fired Two Rounds ,He Affidavit Said Did You Get Him Mark Sheppard Asked His Brother ,He Affidavit Says Mark Sheppard Changed Him To It While Talking The Officer And Claimed Brothers Were Hunting Animals Didnt Know They Had Fired At People ,He Affidavit Says The Brothers Then Drove Toa Local Water Board Meetinga Spokesperson For Lasalle Corrections ,He Company That Runs The West Texas Detention Center In Sierra Blanca ,Aid It Fired Michael Sheppard After The Incident Us Immigration And Customs Enforcement ,Dr Ice ,Ook The Other Migrants Into Custodya Spokesperson For El Paso County District Attorneys Office Said That As Of Wednesday Morning ,Uot The Case Has Not Been Presented To Our Office Quot Woman In Group Who Was Wounded ,1 Year Old Brenda Berenice Casias Carrillo ,S From San José De Bellavista ,A Town Close To Where Sepúlveda Martínez Lived Her Aunt ,Aid Casias Carrillo ,A Single Mother With Three Children ,As On Her Way To Amarillo Join Cousin And Work Cleaninga Bank Other Commercial Offices The Night She Was Shot ,Asias Carrillo Sent Her Aunta Voice Message On Whatsapp Aunt ,Im Dyingi Got Hit Witha Bullet ,H God Everyone Else Is Ok ,Ust Me And Another Young Man Got Shot The Died Andi Thinkim Going To Join Him Caught Twice At Border ,E Tried Once More Sepúlveda Martínez Was The Second Youngest Of Five Siblings He Had Three Older Brothers Anda Younger Sister Wasa Restless Kid But As Grew Up Became Reserved And Quiet Usually Talked Only When People Spoke To Him ,Is Parents Said His Town Didnt Havea High School So He Would Ride Motorcycle Toa About 15 Minutes Away Thats Where Met Carlos García ,Ow 23 ,Ho Was In The Same Class García Said He Brought Sepúlveda Martínez Into His Circle Of Friends After That ,Hey Were Inseparable After School ,Hey Would Ride Sepúlveda Martínezs Motorcycle To Garcías House And Play Soccer With Their Friends Until It Got Too Dark On The Weekends ,Hey Would Watch Local Horse Races Or Ride Sepúlveda Martínezs Fathers Horses ,Ello And Estrella After Graduation ,Hey Didnt See Each Other As Much But Would Run Into At Parties ,Arcía Said He Didnt Know His Friend Had Left Durango For Austin But Wasnt Surprised Because Sepúlveda Martínez Now Hada Family Just Wanted To Work And Get Ahead ,Arcía Said Ina Phone Interview When He Graduated From High School ,Epúlveda Martínez Meta Woman With Whom He Hada Daughter Who Is Now 3 The Relationship Didnt Work And Eventually They Broke Up ,Epúlveda Moreno Said Meanwhile ,E Found Work Harvesting Melons With His Father During The Summers And Picking Tomatoes Rest Of Season Almosta Year Ago ,E Askeda Childhood Friend ,Andra Lizeth Cárdenas Ramírez ,1 ,O Be His Girlfriend ,He Said Cárdenas Ramírez Had To Get Permission From Her Mother With Mothers Blessing ,He Moved Into Sepúlveda Martínezs Familys House ,He Said Whati Liked About Him Was That Always Ina Good Mood ,I Never Saw Him Get Mad And He Treated Me With Respect ,He Saida Year Ago ,Epúlveda Martínez Tried To Cross The Border Into New Mexico Hoping Make His Way Austin Find Work But Was Caught And Sent Back By Immigration Officials ,Hen Returned To Durango ,Epúlveda Moreno Said He Waited Another Three Months Before Attempting Again And Was Caught Went Home ,Epúlveda Moreno Said Immigration Officials Have There Beena Record Breaking Number Of Apprehensions At The Southwest Border 2 1 Million In First 11 Months This Fiscal Year ,Hich Ended On Sept 30a Growing Portion Of Those Apprehensions Are Repeat Crossers Like Sepúlveda Martínez Who Caught Multiple Times The Recidivism Rate Has Reached 27 ,He Highest Since 2015 His Parents And Wife Didnt Want Him To Try Again Last Month ,Ut They Understood Working In The Fields Barely Pays Enough To Buy Food ,Is Parents Said Finding Better Paying Work ,They Said ,Eans Leaving For Bigger Cities Or Going To The Us When He Told Me Was North ,I Didnt Tell Him Yes Or No Becausei Thought To Myself ,Fell ,Hat Else Cani Do To Help Him Said Sepúlveda Martínezs 49 Year Old Mother ,Uz María Martínez Castroi Just Want Justice Two Days Later After His Son Was Shot To Death In The Chihuahuan Desert ,Epúlveda Moreno Went To The Nearby City Torreón Fora Doctor X27s Appointment He Said When Returned Home About ,