EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a 19 year-old El Paso man in connection to a 17 year-old who died after being shot in Fabens on Thursday.<\/p>\n
According to a release, deputies arrested 19 year-old Kelvin Lee-Armenta on the charge of murder for the shooting death of 17 year-old Andrey Martinez. Jail records show Lee-Armenta was booked into the El Paso County Jail on Friday with no bond set.<\/p>\n
In the release, the Sheriff’s office says deputies responded to a welfare check in the Fabens area Thursday after reports of a person seeking help while covered in blood and possibly armed with a handgun. Deputies subsequently learned that the gunshot victim, later identified as Martinez, was taken to Del Sol Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
The Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation and found out the shooting happened in Fabens, leading to detaining and then arresting Lee-Armenta. The investigation remains ongoing<\/p>\n
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