Crime & Safety

TCSO : Warrant Issued For Murder Suspect

TCSO has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Christopher Isaiah Martinez, 25, a transient believed to be living in Austin, for Murder. ...

December 27, 2021

TCSO has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Christopher Isaiah Martinez, 25, a transient believed to be living in Austin, for Murder. Bond is set at $500,000. Martinez is suspected of killing Jose Cruz Rivera, 25 of Manor on December 14, 2021.

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At 9:54 pm on December 14, 2021, TCSO deputies responded to a report of a person shot in the 13500 block of James Garfield Street. Upon arrival, deputies found Rivera, deceased, with a gunshot wound.


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