2 more in custody after police say gun sale led to pair of fatal shootings in west Oak Cliff
Joe Martinez and Antonio Dwayne Mathis each face one count of murder in the death of Christopher Ramirez Veloz.
File photo.(Irwin Thompson / Staff Photographer)
Two more men are in custody after a pair of fatal shootings in west Oak Cliff over the weekend.
Joe Martinez and Antonio Dwayne Mathis, both 21, each face one count of murder in the death of 20-year-old Christopher Ramirez Veloz. Bryan Bernal Rivas, 17, was previously arrested on a murder charge in connection with another death from the same incident.
Teen in custody after 2 fatal shootings in west Oak Cliff
Bryan Bernal Rivas, 17, faces a murder charge in connection with one of the deaths.
File photo.(LM Otero / AP)
Two men are dead and another is in custody after a pair of weekend shootings in west Oak Cliff, Dallas police say.
Officers were called about 2:30 p.m. Sunday to the 1200 block of Moulin Rouge Drive, near North Westmoreland Drive and West Colorado Boulevard, where 20-year-old Christopher Ramirez Veloz had been shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Fifteen minutes later, officers responded to the scene of a shooting at an apartment complex in the 400 block of South Walton Walker Boulevard, about a five-mile drive from the first incident. The victim, 21-year-old Daniel Victor Barrera Jr., was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the scene and transported Veloz to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
According to police, officers were also dispatched to the Ridgecrest Apartments located at 418 S. Walton Walker in regards to a shooting call at approximately 2:41 p.m.
When officers arrived, they located the victim, 21-year-old Daniel Victor Barrera, Jr., laying on the ground after being shot, police said.
Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the Barrera to an area hospital where he, too, was pronounced dead.
According to police, the two shootings on Sunday afternoon are related.
Police said during their investigation, homicide detectives determined that 17-year-old Bryan Bernal Rivas was responsible for killing Barrera.