Police on Saturday arrested a 41-year-old man charged with murder in connection with a shooting the evening before that left a 37-year-old man dead near a Lubbock convenience store.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired about 10:36 p.m. Friday in the 5900 block of Avenue P, according to a statement from Lubbock police.
Upon arrival, officers located 37-year-old Jonathan Trevino with a gunshot wound. Trevino suffered serious injuries and was taken by EMS to University Medical Center, where he later died.
A Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit callout was initiated.
Through the initial course of the investigation, it appears, Trevino and Tommy Rios, 41, were inside a convenience store in the 5900 block of Avenue P.
At some point, Rios exited the convenience store and when Trevino exited, a verbal altercation ensued.
Police say Rios produced a firearm and shot Trevino before fleeing the scene.
Investigators with the Lubbock Texas Anti-Gang Center conducted surveillance for hours in the 1600 block of 59th Street, and Rios was taken into custody without incident at 2:07 p.m. Saturday.
LPD SWAT responded to serve the warrant on Rios.
Rios was taken to the Lubbock County Detention Center and booked on one count of murder. He is being held on a $300,000 bond.
Other information about the circumstances leading to the shooting and how the two men knew each other was not immediately clear as the investigation is ongoing.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Police ID victim, man charged with murder in deadly Lubbock shooting
Reporting by Adam D. Young, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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